Definition
廉耻 is a Confucian virtue that combines personal integrity (廉) with the capacity to feel shame (耻) for wrongdoing. It describes a person's moral compass — having 廉耻 means knowing right from wrong and feeling disgrace when acting improperly. In modern usage it appears in phrases like 没有廉耻 (shameless) and 廉耻之心 (a sense of shame).
n.
sense of honor and shamemoral integrity
Examples
- 廉耻，。Zuòrén 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 wánquán méiyǒu le lián chǐ, wèile qián shénme dōu gàn de chūlái.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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