正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
Pinyin
Definition
正襟危坐
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- to sit upright and still (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
上梁不正下梁歪
- 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
事危累卵
- 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
- 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- 2 a cool head in a crisis
倒悬之危
- 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 2 dire straits
偏邪不正
- 1 biased
- 2 prejudiced (idiom)