die for the sake of righteousness
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ā NGK ǎ if ù y ì, which means to sacrifice for justice with dignity. It comes from the story of the jade mirror Terrace: Wang dunfan.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: sacrifice generously
Idiom usage
He was so generous that he cried, kowtowed, raised a fire, killed a martyr, and more than 30 people died. Biography of Liang Liefu by Wang Youding in Qing Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
Wang dunfan, a story of jade mirror platform written by Zhu Ding of Ming Dynasty: "a man should go to justice generously, why should he be sad?"
die for the sake of righteousness
cutting into the present-day evils - qiè zhòng shí bì
recognize the whole through observation of the part - chǔ qì ér yǔ