蓄须明志

Traditional (Taiwan): 蓄鬚明志

xùxūmíngzhì ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ

    • to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳 méilánfāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

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