- to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
Characters
- 舍 (捨): to give up; to abandon; to give alms
- 生 (生): to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
- 取 (取): to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- 义 (義): surname Yi; (Tw) abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4], Italy
Resources
- Wiktionary: 舍生取义
- MDBG: 舍生取义
- Examples with 舍生取义 on Tatoeba
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