severity in speech and fairness in principle -- as the utterance of an upright person
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is C í y á NQ ì zh è ng, which means that the words are strict and the meaning is just. It is the same as "strict diction and justice". It comes from the biography of sun Changqing and Chu Jianzhong in the history of Song Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: CI Yan Yi Zheng, CI Yan Yi Zheng
The origin of Idioms
In the history of the Song Dynasty, sun Changqing's biography of Chu Jianzhong said: "in the course of construction, he was magnanimous, but the enemy was hostile, and his words were strict and upright
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
Chinese PinYin : cí yán qì zhèng
severity in speech and fairness in principle -- as the utterance of an upright person
be unbearable to contemplate. bù kān shè xiǎng
the lively and vigorous movement of penmanship -- fine calligraphy. luán fēi fèng zhù
palming off substitute for the real thing. lǐ dài táo jiāng
try fair means before resorting to force. xiān lǐ hòu bīng
a man away from his native place is worthless. rén lí xiāng jiàn