nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

rather die than submit

  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 誓死不屈 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    誓死不屈 shì​sǐ​bù​qū

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 不屈不挠/不屈不撓 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    不屈不挠 / 不屈不撓 bù​qū​bù​náo

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 百折不挠/百折不撓 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    百折不挠 / 百折不撓 bǎi​zhé​bù​náo

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 宁为玉碎/寧為玉碎 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    宁为玉碎 / 寧為玉碎 nìng​wéi​yù​suì

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 至死不屈 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    至死不屈 zhì​sǐ​bù​qū

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 卑躬屈膝 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    卑躬屈膝 bēi​gōng​qū​xī

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 偷生怕死 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    偷生怕死 tōu​shēng​pà​sǐ

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 苟且偷生 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    苟且偷生 gǒu​qiě​tōu​shēng

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 屈膝投降 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    屈膝投降 qū​xī​tóu​xiáng

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  • created reference approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 → 委曲求全 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈 nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    委曲求全 wěi​qū​qiú​quán

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  • created sense approved 宁死不屈/寧死不屈 · nìng​sǐ​bù​qū · rather die than submit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁死不屈 / 寧死不屈

    nìng​sǐ​bù​qū

    rather die than submit

    To prefer death over surrender; shows firm determination and refusal to yield even at the cost of one's life

    níng​sǐ​bù​qū

    宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die for 不屈 (literal) → 不屈 · bù​qū · unyielding

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