廉耻 (lián chǐ) — sense of honor and shame; moral integrity

Definition

A literary/abstract noun for one's sense of honor and shame — the internal moral compass that makes wrongdoing feel shameful. Common in the fixed phrase 有/没有廉耻 (‘have / have no sense of shame’).

noun
sense of honor and shamemoral integrity

Beispiele

  • 廉耻
    Zuò rén yào yǒu lián chǐ, bù néng zuò huài shì.
    As a person, you must have a sense of honor and shame and can't do bad things.
  • 廉耻
    Tā wán quán méi yǒu le lián chǐ, wèi le qián shén me dōu gān dé chū lái.
    He completely lost his sense of shame and would do anything for money.
  • 廉耻
    lián chǐ Zhī xīn, rén jiē yǒu zhī.
    Everyone has a sense of honor and shame.
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