見義勇為

Chinese

to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
 justice; righteousness; meaning brave
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
trad. (見義勇為/見義勇爲) 見 義 勇 為/爲
simp. (见义勇为) 见 义 勇 为

Etymology

Paraphrased from the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):

見義不為，無勇也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
见义不为，无勇也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jiàn yì bù wéi, wú yǒng yě. [Pinyin]
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

Pronunciation

Idiom

見義勇為

  1. to act bravely for a just cause
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