兩袖清風

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	sleeve	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner
trad. (兩袖清風)		兩	袖	清	風
simp. (两袖清风)		两	袖	清	风

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎngxiùqīngfēng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥㄈㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ zau⁶ cing¹ fung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liǎngxiùqīngfēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥㄈㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leangshiowchingfeng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎngsiòucingfong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁵ zau⁶ cing¹ fung¹
  - Yale: léuhng jauh chīng fūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ dzau⁶ tsing¹ fung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ zeo⁶ qing¹ fung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ t͡sɐu̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩袖清風

(of a government official) to be uncorrupted and upright and never take bribes

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