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Examples:famous and virtuous ancestors—(of a man) able and virtuous—worthy or virtuous person—love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)—love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—hold up as a virtuous example—see a worthy, think imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous—no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence—one's capable and virtuous relatives—rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)—virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)—virtuous companions and worthy friends—wise and virtuous woman (possibly sarcastic or sneering)—view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive)—Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.—a virtuous and benevolent woman [idiom.]—envy the virtuous and talented [idiom.]—virtuous gentleman [idiom.]—virtuous achievements come their successful conclusion [idiom.]—cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented [idiom.]—eliminate vice and exalt virtue—start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through—praise the virtue of sb or sth while concealing their faults—religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)—outstanding (idiom); a pinnacle of virtue and ability—virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another—accumulate merit and virtue—paragon of virtue and learning—encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice—the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—a person of virtue and prestige—distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy—lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)—Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty—fig. give up evil ways and return to virtue—wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue—filial piety (Confucian virtue)—bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation—extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention duty—distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. give generously in a public cause—distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil—be advanced in both years and virtue [idiom.]—renounce evil and turn to virtue [idiom.]—Virtue is easily sullied. [idiom.]—a woman's virtue is have no talent [idiom.]— |