寧為玉碎
nìng​wéi​yù​suì

rather be shattered jade

  • created sense approved 宁为玉碎/寧為玉碎 · nìng​wéi​yù​suì · rather be shattered jade — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁为玉碎 / 寧為玉碎

    nìng​wéi​yù​suì

    rather be shattered jade

    rather be a shattered piece of jade than a whole tile; to prefer death with honor over a life of compromise or disgrace

    宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 玉碎 (literal) → 玉碎 · yù​suì · to die in glory

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense