捨生取義

Simplified: 舍生取义

shěshēngqǔyì ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ

    • to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
    • to choose honor over life would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

Character by character

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