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Chinese[edit]
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bright
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straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
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trad. (耿直)
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耿
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直
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simp. #(耿直)
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耿
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直
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alternative forms
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鯁直/鲠直 梗直
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Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
耿直
- upright and outspoken; honest and frank
Synonyms[edit]
- 剛正/刚正 (gāngzhèng)
- 剛直/刚直 (gāngzhí)
- 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
- 方正 (fāngzhèng)
- 樸直/朴直 (pǔzhí)
- 正大 (zhèngdà)
- 正派 (zhèngpài)
- 正當/正当
- 正直 (zhèngzhí)
- 正經/正经
- 硬直 (Hokkien)
- 端 (duān)
- 端正 (duānzhèng)
- 耿介 (gěngjiè) (literary)