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爱惜羽毛
  • [àixīyǔmáo]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

爱惜羽毛 [àixīyǔmáo]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] Figuratively:to care about one's reputation as a bird cares about its plumage.
    爱惜羽毛、洁身自好,令人钦佩。
    He takes great care not to do anything that may compromise his good name. That's great.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

爱惜羽毛 [àixīyǔmáo]
  1. 1. 比喻人像鸟兽爱惜羽毛那样珍惜自己的声誉。

Examples

爱惜羽毛、洁身自好,令人钦佩。
He takes great care not to do anything that may compromise his good name. That's great. 爱惜羽毛
爱惜羽毛 羽毛

Word Decomposition


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