有情有义

有情有義
yǒuqíngyǒuyì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 affectionate and loyal
  2. 2 warm-hearted and dependable
  3. 3 true to one's relationships

Examples

Tā shì ge yǒuqíngyǒuyì de péngyǒu, cóng bù chūmài xiōngdì.
He's a true and loyal friend who would never sell out his brothers.
Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yí ge yǒuqíngyǒuyì de gùshì.
This film tells a story of warm hearts and loyal bonds.

Tips

culture
covers affection and feeling; covers moral obligation, especially the brotherly loyalty central to wuxia and gangster films. 有情有义 says someone has both — they care, and they keep faith. The opposite is 无情无义 (wúqíngwúyì), 'cold and faithless.'

Stroke Order

yǒu
qíng