stand proudly
Stand tall and upright, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is à or á NT à NGL à, describes tall and straight, unswerving will. From praise of poplar.
Idiom usage
He is tall, straight and unswerving
The origin of Idioms
Mao Dun's praise of poplar: "don't you think that in the vast land behind the enemy, there are strong and unyielding sentinels everywhere, just like the poplar tree, standing up to guard their hometown?"
stand proudly
die without fulfilling one 's ambitions - jī zhì yǐ méi
Eat sweetly and sleep peacefully - shí gān qǐn níng