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Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「直內方外」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Describes a person who is honest in heart and does things uprightly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhí nèi fāng wài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jik6 noi6 fong1 ngoi6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.