have a sharp sense of honour(jiǔ liè sān zhēn)

have a sharp sense of honour

Jiu lie San Zhen, a Chinese idiom, is Ji ǔ Li è s ā nzh ē n in pinyin, which means the chastity used to praise women in feudal society. It comes from houting Hua.

Idiom explanation

Zhen: chastity; Lie: chastity.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Tingyu's the second book of houting flower: "he is no better than the others in saying that Meng Jiangnu is a nine martyr and three virtuous girl."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used to praise a woman. This girl is so bold that she doesn't learn from jiuliesanjhen, SanCongSiDe. In Ming Dynasty, the second part of Wu Mingshi's "aunt" and in Yuan Dynasty, the third part of Wu Mingshi's "contract text" said: "He Yuan Lai is a virtuous woman of nine martyrs and three chastities. Wu's old man is still married." once you have used your hands and feet, you can not jump out of the circle. (Chapter 12 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : jiǔ liè sān zhēn