腳正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi

an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe

Characters

Character Meaning
腳 jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
鞋 xié HSK 3
shoe; variant of 鞋xié
歪 wāi HSK 5
askew; at a crooked angle; (coll.) to lie on one's side