形端表正
xíng duān biǎo zhēng
"proper form manifests uprightness"
形, translated here as "form," typically refers to something's physical form. I'm most familiar with it as part of 形意拳 xingyiquan, one of the Chinese martial arts I practice. It's usually called "form and intent boxing" in English.
端 commonly refers to the tip or genesis of something, like a bud on a branch, but also means "correct." Kroll's dictionary lists 端坐, to sit upright, as an example.
正 or "uprightness" is moral uprightness, of course. This line isn't simply about good posture, though it's about that, too.
微臣
史大偉
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