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久忠不移
What does 久忠不移 (jiǔ zhōng bù yí) mean?
久忠不移 (jiǔ zhōng bù yí) is a four-character classical idiom (chéngyǔ 成語). Word for word it reads "long loyalty that does not shift." In use it means: Faithfulness sustained over years and through difficulty; the kind of loyalty that is proven by time rather than declared by words. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Metal note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Dog.
Literally: "long loyalty that does not shift."
The reading
One year of loyalty is a gesture. Five years is a pattern. Twenty years is a foundation. The loyalty that does not shift is not blind. It has seen everything, the flaws, the failures, the difficult stretches, and it decided to stay anyway. Not because it had nowhere else to go, but because it had already found where it belonged.
What kind of proverb it is
Source Classical loyalty expression; echoes throughout Chinese historical biographies
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Keep reading
Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Friendship, Trust & Speech, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Dog, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.
Questions
Is 久忠不移 a real Chinese proverb?
Yes. 久忠不移 (jiǔ zhōng bù yí) is a four-character classical idiom (chéngyǔ 成語), and it comes from Classical loyalty expression; echoes throughout Chinese historical biographies. It is living Chinese heritage, given here with per-character pinyin and its source so you can trust the line, not a phrase invented in English.
How do you pronounce 久忠不移?
In Mandarin it is jiǔ zhōng bù yí. Read the pinyin above each character to follow the tones, or press the speaker beside the calligraphy to hear your browser read 久忠不移 aloud in Mandarin.