The traditional Chinese characters for Lian: dot, horizontal, dot, left, horizontal, left, horizontal fold, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, vertical, left, and 捺.
"Lian" is a standard first-class character (commonly used character) in modern Chinese. It is pronounced as lián in Mandarin. It was first seen in the Qin Dynasty bamboo slip era and is a pictophonetic character in the Six Books. The basic meaning of "Lian" is the side of the main room, such as the honest corner; the extended meaning is non-corruption, such as incorruptibility and integrity.
In daily use, "Lian" is also often used as a noun, indicating edges and corners, such as being honest and sharp.
"Lian" first appeared in the narrow side of the hall during the Qin Dynasty's bamboo slips era, and was later found in the small seal script of the Qin Dynasty. The simplified version of the regular script of "Lian" evolved from the seal script. The side of the hall is called Lian. The emperor's hall is nine feet tall. The princes are seven feet tall. The doctor is five feet tall. Scholars are three feet tall. The sides of the hall are all as high as they are. Jia Zi said that if integrity is far away, the hall will be high, and if integrity is close to the place, the hall will be humble.
Cheap idioms
1. Good quality and cheap: Things are cheap and of good quality.
Example: The pulp harvested this year must be sold next year, and the smell is thick. If you send people to study and save for one year, they will be the first to buy the goods with high quality and low price.
2. Etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame: The ancients believed that etiquette determines dignity and inferiority, righteousness is the criterion for action, integrity is integrity and uprightness, and shame is the heart to know shame. Refers to the moral standards and behavioral norms of feudal society.
Example: You must know etiquette, justice and integrity, otherwise it will be difficult to get along well in society.
3. Integrity and dedication to public service: Integrity and non-corruption, faithful performance of public duties, and serving the public wholeheartedly.
Example: When you are an official, you must be honest and serve the public and make decisions for the people. Otherwise, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes.
4. Honest but not prudent: have edges but not hurt others. It is a metaphor for a person who is honest and generous.
Example sentence: The confusion of people lasts for a long time, so the saint is square and cut, honest but not prudent, straight but not unbridled, bright but not dazzling.
5. Strengthen Lianyu: refers to tempering one’s integrity. Same as "di li lianyu".
Example sentence: To sharpen one's integrity, there is a tendency to encourage gentry.