饿死事小失节事大
è​sǐ​shì​xiǎo​shī​jié​shì​dà

integrity is more important than life

  • created sense approved 饿死事小失节事大/餓死事小失節事大 · è​sǐ​shì​xiǎo​shī​jié​shì​dà · integrity is more important than life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿死事小失节事大 / 餓死事小失節事大

    è​sǐ​shì​xiǎo​shī​jié​shì​dà

    integrity is more important than life

    (saying) starving to death is a small matter compared to losing one's honor or integrity; often used metaphorically to mean that one should never sacrifice principles, even at the cost of one's life or livelihood

    饿死 (literal) → 饿死/餓死 · è​sǐ · to starve to death 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 失节 (literal) → 失节/失節 · shī​jié · to be disloyal 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big

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