Japanese

ないせいがいだく
Meaning: keeping one's inner integrity while outwardly adapting to a corrupt or messy world
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Example

彼女は内清外濁を貫き、派閥の多い職場でも信念を失わなかった。
She held to her inner integrity and did not lose her convictions even in a workplace full of factions.

Usage Notes

A literary idiom about avoiding open conflict with the world while preserving one's principles inside. It can praise discretion, but it may also imply compromise.

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