直壮曲老 — “To be confident and resolute when one's cause is just”
直壮曲老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be confident and resolute when one's cause is just”. But dispirited and lacking conviction when one is in the wrong. Literally, “Righteous strong, wrong dispirited”.
直壮曲老 Pronunciation and Pinyin
直壮曲老 Character Breakdown
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What does 直壮曲老 mean?
直壮曲老 (zhí zhuàng qū lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be confident and resolute when one's cause is just”.
How do you pronounce 直壮曲老?
直壮曲老 is pronounced zhí zhuàng qū lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 直壮曲老 literally mean?
Literally, 直壮曲老 means “Righteous strong, wrong dispirited”. It is used to mean “to be confident and resolute when one's cause is just”.
What is the Chinese definition of 直壮曲老?
老：引申为衰，气馁。理直气壮，理曲气馁