死节

Traditional form:

死節

Pinyin (reading):

sǐjié

Definitions:

• to die or be martyred for a noble cause
• to be faithful unto death

Characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save