一介不取

Traditional form:

一介不取

Pinyin (reading):

yījièbùqǔ

Definitions:

• to not even take a penny (as a bribe)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 介 - agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 介 - agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select