willing to die a martyr to one 's just cause

willing to die a martyr to one 's just cause

Never forget the gully, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù w à NGG à uh è, which means never forget to die for justice and abandon the corpse in the valley. It describes being prepared to die for justice, and it also refers to not forgetting the poor days after a man's rise. From Mencius, wanzhangxia.

Idiom explanation

Ravine: ravine.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius wanzhangxia" says: "the man with lofty ideals does not forget to be in the gully, the warrior does not forget to lose his yuan."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive to describe people's keeping faith. He said, "when a scholar wants to be independent, he should never forget the gully." Chen Kangqi's a record of Yan's going to the countryside in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Mencius went to various countries to lobby for benevolent governance. Generally, he had to be invited by the princes. Chen Dai, a student, couldn't figure it out. Mencius enlightened him: "Duke Qi Jinggong hunted the people who used flags to call the guards of the hunting ground. Those people didn't forget the gully and would rather sacrifice themselves than go forward, which proves that they have backbone. What would it be if I didn't get invited? "