粵

操cou1守sau2

cou1 sau2cou3 sau2cāo shǒu

English

  1. personal integrity
  2. (esp. occupational) moral principle; personal integrity

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 道德上所守嘅原則,特別係牽涉到職業嘅時候

Examples

  • 富贵不能迷乱他的思想,贫贱不能改变他的操守,威武不能压服他的意志,这就是大丈夫的本分。

    Wealth could not muddle his thoughts, poverty could not change his integrity, force could not oppress his will, this is what it means to be a man.

    Tatoeba · dericteng CC BY

  • 做醫生一定要有職業操守,唔可以透露病人嘅資料。

    Being a doctor one definitely needs to bear in mind the occupational moral principle that one must not expose patients' personal information.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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