| 誓死不从 |
shì sǐ bù cóng |
to vow to die rather than obey (idiom) |
| 誓 |
shì |
oath / vow / to swear / to pledge |
| 誓死 |
shì sǐ |
to pledge one's life |
| 死 |
sǐ |
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 从 |
cóng |
variant of 从 |
| 从 |
Cóng |
surname Cong |
| 从 |
cóng |
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |