汉英词典
MEANING OF 两袖清风
两袖清风
(兩袖清風)
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
There is nothing in the sleeves except the breeze / An analogy of being an official is honest / It is also a metaphor of being poor and having nothing
比喻做官廉洁。
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您，一枝粉笔；两袖清风；三尺讲台。 You, a chalk; uncorrupted; three feet of the podium. | ||
于是两袖清风的我决定从小事情做起。 So I decided to have clean hands to start with small things. | ||
但话说回来，我就是喜欢两袖清风的自由自在感觉，以及语音邮箱提醒我有什么忘做。 But I just like having the freedom of less weight in my pocket, and voicemail to catch anything I've missed. | ||
