lǐ理reasonzhí直straightqì气spiritzhuàng壮strong
To be in the right and confident; to have justice on one's side.
Literal meaning
reason (理) — straight (直) — spirit (气) — strong (壮)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing someone who is confident because they are right.
Examples
Tā他lǐ理zhí直qì气zhuàng壮de地fǎn反bó驳le了duì对fāng方de的guān观diǎn点。
He refuted the other party's point of view with confidence.
Yīn因wèi为yǒu有chōng充fèn分de的zhèng证jù据，tā他shuō说huà话lǐ理zhí直qì气zhuàng壮。
Because he had sufficient evidence, he spoke with confidence.
Usage & nuances
Indicates confidence and conviction due to being in the right.
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