脚正不怕鞋歪
Traditional form:
腳正不怕鞋歪
Pinyin (reading):
jiǎozhèngbùpàxiéwāi
Definitions:
- lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
- an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
Characters:
- 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base
- 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
- 鞋 - shoes, footwear in general
- 歪 - slanted, askew, awry
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