Zuò de zhèng, xíng de zhèng; nǎpà tóng héshang hé bǎndèng？

Lit [If a woman] sits straight and walks upright, there's no need [for her] to fear sharing a bench with a [Buddhist] monk.

Fig If a woman bears herself respectably, she need not fear any gossip or slander.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Wǔ Sōng, chap. 2; see also the preceding entry.]

Topics Buddhist monks CONDUCT GOSSIP RECTITUDE rhyme SLANDER WOMEN Wǔ_Sōng