Dictionary/舍生取义

舍生取义 捨生取義

shě shēng qǔ yì

ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
Idiom
1to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
2to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

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