Keep clean(jié qīng zì shǐ)

Keep clean

Explanation: to keep oneself clean and honest.

Source: gaozongji, a draft of the history of the Qing Dynasty: "if the tribute provided by Li Shiyao and Cathay Pacific was too good, they would all cause crimes. I told the governors that they should be clean and self-conscious, but not dedicated to offering."

Idiom explanation

Explanation: to keep oneself clean and honest.

Idioms and allusions

Source: gaozongji, a draft of the history of the Qing Dynasty: "if the tribute provided by Li Shiyao and Cathay Pacific was too good, they would all cause crimes. I told the governors that they should be clean and self-conscious, but not dedicated to offering."

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as predicate and attribute; used in writing

Chinese PinYin : jié qīng zì shǐ