舍生取义 |
shě shēng qǔ yì |
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles |
舍 |
shě |
to give up; to abandon / to give alms |
舍 |
Shè |
surname She |
舍 |
shě |
old variant of 舍 |
舍 |
shè |
(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里 |
生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
取 |
qǔ |
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch |
义 |
Yì |
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利) |
义 |
yì |
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship |