- 宁死不屈
- nìngsǐbùqūrather die than submit (or surrender)* * *die game; rather die than submit* * *die game* * *ning4 si3 bu4 qu1rather die than submit (idiom)* * *宁死不屈nìng sǐ bù qūdie rather than submit; Death before dishonour!; rather die than surrender (submit; yield); would rather die than submit or be humiliated; would see oneself shot before yielding:刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。 Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.* * *寧死不屈|宁死不屈 [nìng sǐ bù qū] ► rather die than submit (idiom)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.