擇善固執

Chinese
 
pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
 good
 
hard; strong; solid; sure
 execute (a plan); grasp
trad. (擇善固執) 擇 善 固 執
simp. (择善固执) 择 善 固 执

Etymology

From The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean:

誠之者，擇善而固執之者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
诚之者，择善而固执之者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Rites, circa 4th – 2nd century BCE
Chéng zhī zhě, zé shàn ér gùzhí zhī zhě yě. [Pinyin]
He who attains to sincerity is he who chooses what is good, and firmly holds it fast.

Pronunciation

Idiom

擇善固執

  1. to insist on the righteous cause
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