威尊命贱
wēi​zūn​mìng​jiàn

military orders are more important than life

  • created sense approved 威尊命贱/威尊命賤 · wēi​zūn​mìng​jiàn · military orders are more important than life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威尊命贱 / 威尊命賤

    wēi​zūn​mìng​jiàn

    military orders are more important than life

    (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life; one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order

    威 (literal) → 威 · wēi · might 尊 (literal) → 尊 · zūn · senior 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life 贱 (literal) → 贱/賤 · jiàn · lowly

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