理直气壮 - ChineseDict

li3

理

zhi2

直

qi4

气

氣

zhuang4

壮

壯

chengyu HSK6

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
to have the courage of one's convictions
just and forceful

理 (理): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
直 (直): surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
气 (氣): gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
壮 (壯): Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group

Examples