comport oneself decently
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ǔ zh ǐ D à f ā ng, which means that the action is not vulgar, not affectable; describe people's action is not constrained, upright. It's from 20 years of witnessing.
The origin of Idioms
The 21st chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty: "if a serious woman sees people, it's the same if she doesn't see them. She's generous and doesn't laugh. Even if she walks in the street, what's in the way?"
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; of human behavior. He is generous and elegant.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: to stop something extraordinary and [antonym]: to stop something at a loss
comport oneself decently
to save money for public welfare by being parsimonious in one 's personal spending - sè jǐ fèng gōng
To be burdened with one's responsibilities - fù rèn méng láo
have one 's name inscribed on the pagoda of the wild goose -- to have attained the doctor 's degree - yàn tǎ tí míng
an incompetent man clings to a good position - nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu