两袖清风
[liǎng xiù qīng fēng]
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两袖清风的英文翻译
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- 两袖清风 [liǎng xiù qīng fēng]
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- the sleeves swaying with every soft breeze; An honest official remains poor all the time.; an official free from corruption and bribery; be a poor man; clean-handed; fine breeze in both sleeves -- a poor but honest official; have clean hands; having not a cent; incorrupt; never to take bribes; remain uncorrupted; There are no bribes in those long and wide sleeves which serve as the best receptable for interested parties to drop their money or valuables in.; with nothing but wind [empty air] in both sleeves -- very poor:
He had clean hands during his ten years of government service. 他当官10年,两袖清风。
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