Lingaku- one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status
Generated definitions (experimental)
- one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status
This phrase is used to describe a situation where a person's ethics or behavior do not match their position or rank in society. It often implies that someone has attained a high status but lacks the necessary moral character that should accompany it.
tā他suī rán虽然zài在gōng sī公司lǐ里shì是gāo guǎn高管，dàn但dé bù pèi wèi德不配位，cháng cháng常常zuò chū做出bù dào dé不道德de的jué dìng决定。
Although he is an executive in the company, his moral standards do not match his position, and he often makes unethical decisions.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dé bù pèi wèi德不配位one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social statusdé bù pèi wèi德不配位Lún论theory of moral standards versus social statusdé bù pèi wèi德不配位xiàn xiàng现象phenomenon of moral standards not matching social statusdé bù pèi wèi德不配位de的lǐng dǎo领导a leader whose morals do not match their positiondé bù pèi wèi德不配位de的gàn bù干部an official whose morality is not in line with their rankmíng bù fù shí名不副实to have a name that does not match the reality (often used in similar contexts)xū虚yǒu有qí其míng名to have an empty title (similar connotation)dé xíng德行shī dàng失当improper moral behaviordì wèi地位yú与dé xíng德行status and moral characterdé xíng德行yú与quán lì权力moral character and powerquán lì权力yú与zé rèn责任power and responsibility