jiù​rén​yī​mìng​shèng​zào​qī​jí​fú​tú

saving a life is better than building a pagoda

救人一命胜造七级浮屠 救人一命勝造七級浮屠 jiù​rén​yī​mìng​shèng​zào​qī​jí​fú​tú
saving a life is better than building a pagoda
saving a human life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda; used to emphasize the supreme value of saving someone's life