理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
  2. to have the courage of one's convictions
  3. just and forceful

CHARACTERS

理 lǐ reason, logic; manage
直 zhí straight, erect, vertical
氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
壯 zhuàng big, large; robust; name of tribe