Confucius said,"The father and son screen each other from blame","screen" mean that keep silence,and "straight" mean that makes a clear distinction between right and wrong,"Upright Kung" mean making a clear distinction between right and wrong and moral good.
孔子说的"父子相隐"之"隐"系沉默不言之义,"直"指明辨是非,"直躬"指明辨是非、品行刚正,"直在其中"指有"明辨是非"的成分。
"honest"occurs 22 times in The Analects,which has two central ideas.
“直”在《论语》中共出现22次,主要有两个意思:一是指正直的人,二是指直率、公平、正直的心态。
Frankness:on the "Zhi" in the Analects of Confucius;
直爽:《论语》中的“直”