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舍生取义 (捨生取義)

shě shēng qǔ yì

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

舍
=
人
+
干
+
口
生
=
？
+
？
取
=
耳
+
又
义
=
乂
+
？

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