操守
cou1 sau2cou3 sau2cāo shǒu
English
- personal integrity
- (esp. occupational) moral principle; personal integrity
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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