威武不屈

wēiwǔbùqū

As Mencius said, "it is true a great man whom no money and rank can move, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate". Unyielding to threats of force and power.

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wei1 wu3 bu4 qu1

not to submit to force

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威武不屈

wēi wǔ bù qū

defy steadfastly all brute force; firm and unyielding; heroic and indomitable; Neither threats nor force can bend(him).; not to bow to pressure; not to submit to force

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威武不屈|威武不屈 [wēi wǔ bù qū] ► not to submit to force