- lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- uncorrupted
- unsoiled by corrupt practices
Characters
- 两 (兩): two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 袖 (袖): sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
- 清 (清): Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); surname Qing
- 风 (風): wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 两袖清风
- MDBG: 两袖清风
- Examples with 两袖清风 on Tatoeba
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