行不改名，坐不改姓

Chinese
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 not; no
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane etc.) not; no
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 surname; family name; name
trad. (行不改名，坐不改姓) 行 不 改 名 ， 坐 不 改 姓
simp. #(行不改名，坐不改姓) 行 不 改 名 ， 坐 不 改 姓

Etymology

Literally: to not change your given name after doing something, and not change your surname after sitting down

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: síng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi sìng
      • Wade–Giles: hsing2 pu4 kai3 ming2, tso4 pu4 kai3 hsing4
      • Yale: syíng bù gǎi míng-, dzwò bù gǎi syìng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyng bu gae ming, tzuoh bu gae shinq
      • Palladius: син бу гай мин, цзо бу гай син (sin bu gaj min, czo bu gaj sin)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

行不改名，坐不改姓

  1. to do things in an aboveboard and straightforward manner
  2. to have nothing to hide
    我行不改名，坐不改姓，要是有什麼問題，叫他直接來找我。 [MSC, trad.]
    我行不改名，坐不改姓，要是有什么问题，叫他直接来找我。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xíngbùgǎimíng, zuòbùgǎixìng, yàoshi yǒu shénme wèntí, jiào tā zhíjiē lái zhǎo wǒ. [Pinyin]
    I have nothing to hide; if he has a problem, tell him to come see me directly.
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