xǔduō / shìdàfū / zài / cháo / wéiguān / shí / yě / jiānchí / zìjǐ / de / zhèngzhì / lǐxiǎng

许多士大夫在朝为官时也坚持自己的政治理想。

Many scholar-officials adhered to their political ideals even while serving in the court.