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理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
What 理直气壮 means
- in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
- to have the courage of one's convictions
- just and forceful
The characters in 理直气壮
- 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
- 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
- 气qìgas; air; smell; weather
- 壮zhuàngto strengthen; strong; robust
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