Chinese–English
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì · she sheng qu yi
Traditional 捨生取義
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
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