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不愧屋漏 — “To maintain moral integrity and uprightness even when unobserved”

不愧屋漏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain moral integrity and uprightness even when unobserved”. To have a clear conscience in private. Literally, “Not ashamed in the hidden corner”.

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不愧屋漏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 愧kuì
  • 屋wū
  • 漏lòu

不愧屋漏 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
愧
kuì12Ashamed or feeling guilty
屋
wū9house, room, building
漏
lòu14to leak, omit, or divulge

Example Sentence with 不愧屋漏

他一生光明磊落,即使独自一人时也始终不愧屋漏,从不做出任何违背良心的事。
He lived an upright life, always maintaining a clear conscience even when alone, never doing anything against his conscience.

Idioms Related to 不愧屋漏

Synonyms of 不愧屋漏

  • bù不cán惭wū屋lòu漏clear conscience even when alone
  • guāng光míng明lěi磊luò落open, candid, and upright

Antonyms of 不愧屋漏

  • àn暗shì室qī欺xīn心secretly do bad deeds against conscience

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

Questions about 不愧屋漏

What does 不愧屋漏 mean?
不愧屋漏 (bù kuì wū lòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain moral integrity and uprightness even when unobserved”.
How do you pronounce 不愧屋漏?
不愧屋漏 is pronounced bù kuì wū lòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不愧屋漏 literally mean?
Literally, 不愧屋漏 means “not ashamed in the hidden corner”. It is used to mean “to maintain moral integrity and uprightness even when unobserved”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不愧屋漏?
愧:惭愧;屋漏:古代室内西北角安放小帐的地方。原意是虽在宗庙里,但无愧畏之心。后比喻即使在暗中也不做坏事,不起坏念头。
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