仁義道德 rén yì dào dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

CHARACTERS

仁 rén
HSK 6
humaneness, benevolence, kindness
義 yì right conduct, righteousness
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
德 dé
HSK 5
ethics, morality, virtue