Death before Dishonor
Chinese translation: 宁死不屈
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| 16:49 Jan 29, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Donglai Lou (X) China Local time: 18:08 | |||
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| 5 +3 | 宁死不屈 |
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| 4 +1 | 宁为玉碎 |
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| 5 | 宁死不辱 |
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| 5 | 可杀不可辱 |
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| 2 +1 | 舍生取义 |
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3 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1宁为玉碎 Explanation: 宁(ning) = rather 为(wei) = to be 玉(yu) = jade 碎(sui) = broken, shattered “宁为玉碎”is a short form of the well known Chinese saying“宁为玉碎，不为瓦全”. It means literally "rather be shattered vassel of jade than an unbroken piece of pottery", that is, better to die in glory than live in dishonour. If you like it to be shorter, “玉碎” can also do. |
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