侠义

• 병음: xiá yì
• 한자 분석: 侠 = 亻+ 夹 (person radical + pinched between — protector standing between people); 义 = 羊 + 我 (sheep/goodness + I — righteousness)

뜻

의협심; 약자를 돕는 정의감

Rooted in the 侠 (knight-errant, xia) tradition of Chinese culture, 侠义 combines loyalty, courage, and a willingness to sacrifice for justice. Central to wuxia fiction and folk heroism. Contrasts with selfish or cowardly behaviour.

예문

1. 他路见不平，挺身相助，充分体现了中国传统文化中的侠义精神。
2. 这部武侠小说塑造了一个侠义心肠的女侠形象，令读者印象深刻。
3. 他的侠义之举赢得了周围人的尊重与赞赏。

사용 가이드

맥락: literature, culture, ethics, social behaviour, wuxia

어조: admiring

올바른 표현

• 中国武侠文学的侠义不只是护弱守正，更强调个体在体制外主动维护道德秩序，因此形成了独特的精神魅力。(The chivalric spirit in Chinese wuxia literature is not only about protecting the weak and upholding justice; it also emphasizes the individual's active defense of moral order outside the system, which gives it a unique spiritual appeal.)
• 在网络文化中，普通用户挺身揭露不公、为受害者发声时，常被称为侠义，这说明侠义的核心价值仍有广泛共鸣。(In online culture, when ordinary users step forward to expose injustice and speak up for victims, they are often praised as chivalrous, showing that its core values still resonate widely.)

피해야 할 표현

• 侠义 to mean merely kind or generous — 侠义 implies a heroic, potentially self-sacrificing commitment to justice on behalf of others; for ordinary kindness use 善良 or 好心

기원과 역사

侠 (knight-errant, chivalric hero — 亻+ 夹, person between two others, a protector) + 义 (righteousness, justice — 羊 + 我, sheep + I — moral goodness) — the righteous spirit of the traditional hero

문화적 배경

시대: Classical to present

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal