行不改名,坐不改姓

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Chinese

to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
not; no
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.) not; no
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
surname; family name; name
trad. (行不改名,坐不改姓)
simp. #(行不改名,坐不改姓)

Etymology

Literally: to not change your given name after doing something, and not change your surname after sitting down

Pronunciation


Idiom

行不改名,坐不改姓

  1. to do things in an aboveboard and straightforward manner
  2. to have nothing to hide
    行不改名坐不改姓要是什麼問題直接
    行不改名坐不改姓要是什么问题直接
    xíngbùgǎimíng, zuòbùgǎixìng, yàoshi yǒu shénme wèntí, jiào tā zhíjiē lái zhǎo wǒ.
    I have nothing to hide; if he has a problem, tell him to come see me directly.