be scrupulously honest even when there is no one around(bù qī àn shì)

be scrupulously honest even when there is no one around

"Don't deceive the darkroom" is an idiom. The Pinyin is "B ù Q ī 224; NSH ì", which means that you don't do shameful things where no one sees you. From the firefly ode.

Idiom explanation

Deceiving: deceiving oneself; darkroom: a place invisible to others. Where no one can see them, they don't do shameful things.

The origin of Idioms

Luo Binwang of Tang Dynasty wrote in the ode to firefly: "a gentleman of the same kind has the right way. He goes into the dark room without cheating."

Idiom usage

How dare you steal your feet after reading the books of Confucius and Mencius? Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan Volume 13

Chinese PinYin : bù qī àn shì