坐不改姓，行不改名

Chinese
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.) not; no
 
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 surname; family name; name
 
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 not; no
 
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
name; fame; to describe; place
simp. and trad.
(坐不改姓，行不改名)		 坐 不 改 姓 ， 行 不 改 名
Literally: “to not change your surname after sitting down, and not change your given name after doing something”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuò bù gǎi xìng, xíng bù gǎi míng
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zuò bù gǎi xìng, xíng bù gǎi míng
      • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh bu gae shinq, shyng bu gae ming
      • IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ miŋ³⁵/

Idiom

坐不改姓，行不改名

  1. Alternative form of 行不改名，坐不改姓 (xíng bù gǎi míng, zuò bù gǎi xìng).
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