义气 (yì qì) — personal loyalty; code of brotherhood; sense of moral righteousness among companions
Definition
义气 is the unwritten code of loyalty and mutual help among close friends or sworn brothers — something you '讲' (value/keep), not just have. It is a culturally loaded ideal of brotherhood, not a general moral concept.
noun
personal loyaltycode of brotherhoodsense of moral righteousness among companions
Examples
- 。Wǒ de péng you hěn jiǎng yì qì.My friend really values personal loyalty.
- 义气，。Wèi le yì qì, tā zhǔ dòng chéng dān le zé rèn.For the sake of brotherly loyalty, he voluntarily took on the responsibility.
- ，义气。Xiōng dì zhī jiān, yì qì zuì zhòng yào.Among brothers, personal loyalty is the most important thing.
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