仗義

仗义
zhàngyì
  1. to uphold justice
  2. to be loyal (to one's friends)
  3. to stick by

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to uphold justice
  2. loyal (to one's friends); reliable; dependable
  3. to uphold justice

Wiktionary

憑義理行事。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 仗 zhàng
  1. weaponry
  2. to hold (a weapon)
  3. to wield
  4. to rely on
  5. to depend on
  6. war
  7. battle
2 義 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship

Containing this entry

仗義執言 zhàngyìzhíyán to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗義疏財 zhàngyìshūcái to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
疏財仗義 shūcáizhàngyì distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
行俠仗義 xíngxiázhàngyì to be chivalrous

Related entries

講義氣 jiǎngyìqì
  1. to be loyal (to one's friends)
  2. to value loyalty