宁进一步死，毋退一尺生寧進一步死，毋退一尺生寧進一步死，毋退一尺生

better to die a step forward than to live a foot back

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: In matters of principle, die with honour rather than retreat to save yourself. Solemn and heroic.

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Simplified: 宁进一步死，毋退一尺生
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧進一步死，毋退一尺生
Pinyin: nìng jìnyíbù sǐ, wú tuì yìchǐ shēng
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng jìnyíbù sǐ, wú tuì yìchǐ shēng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ，ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ ㄔˇ ㄕㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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