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仗义执言

zhàng yì zhí yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to speak out for justice (idiom) / to take a stand on a matter of principle
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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.

Source record: cd-583d1dd1184526ef. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

仗義執言 仗义执言 [zhang4 yi4 zhi2 yan2] /to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle/

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Other forms in these source records: 仗義執言

  • 仗
    zhàng

    weaponry / to hold (a weapon) / to wield / to rely on / to depend on / war / battle

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

  • 执
    zhí

    to execute (a plan) / to grasp

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.