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高风亮节

gāo fēng liàng jiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

高風亮節 高风亮节 [gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2] /of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 高風亮節

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

  • 亮
    liàng

    bright / light / to shine / to flash / loud and clear / to show (one's passport etc) / to make public (one's views etc)

  • 节
    jiē

    see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]

    jié

    joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.