舍生取义
Traditional form:
捨生取義
Pinyin (reading):
shěshēngqǔyì
Definitions:
- to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
Characters:
- 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
- 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
- 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
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