宁弃千军，不弃寸地寧棄千軍，不棄寸地寧棄千軍，不棄寸地

better to lose a thousand troops than give up an inch of land

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Defending territorial integrity comes above all. Patriotic and military in tone.

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Simplified: 宁弃千军，不弃寸地
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧棄千軍，不棄寸地
Pinyin: nìng qì qiān jūn, bú qì cùn dì
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng qì qiān jūn, bú qì cùn dì
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄐㄩㄣ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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