捨生取義
See also: 舍生取义
Chinese
give up; abandon to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; rawto take; to get; to choose; to fetchjustice; righteousness; meaning trad. (捨生取義) 捨 生 取 義 simp. (舍生取义) 舍 生 取 义 Literally: “to sacrifice life for righteousness”.
Etymology
From Mencius:
- 生,亦我所欲也;義,亦我所欲也,二者不可得兼,舍生而取義者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE
- Shēng, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě; yì, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě, èrzhě bùkě dé jiān, shè shēng ér qǔ yì zhě yě. [Pinyin]
- So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
生,亦我所欲也;义,亦我所欲也,二者不可得兼,舍生而取义者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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