die to preserve one's virtue intact

die to preserve one's virtue intact

Chinese idiom, Pinyin Q ǔ y ì ch é NgR é n, refers to the sacrifice of life for justice. From the Analects of Confucius, the Duke of Wei Ling.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Wei linggong said: "the people with lofty ideals and benevolence do not seek survival to harm humanity, but kill themselves to become humanity."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in life. example to achieve benevolence through justice today, the world is full of free flowers. Three chapters of Meiling by Chen Yi