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Chinese
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bright
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straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright |
| trad. (耿直)
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耿
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直
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| simp. #(耿直)
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耿
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直
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| alternative forms
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鯁直／鲠直
梗直
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Pronunciation
Adjective
耿直
- upright and outspoken; honest and frank
Synonyms
- 剛正／刚正 (gāngzhèng)
- 剛直／刚直 (gāngzhí)
- 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
- 方正 (fāngzhèng)
- 樸直／朴直 (pǔzhí)
- 正大 (zhèngdà)
- 正派 (zhèngpài)
- 正當／正当
- 正直 (zhèngzhí)
- 正經／正经
- 硬直 (Hokkien)
- 端 (duān)
- 端正 (duānzhèng)
- 耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)