swear to die refusing to kneel -- even death will not make one yield
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì s ǐ B ù Q ū, which means to die rather than yield. It is very dignified. It comes from the postscript to Sima Zhongjie.
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty wrote in his postscript to Sima Zhongjie: "Sima Zhongjie captured the imperial court during the battle and vowed to die."
Idiom usage
She vowed to die and died.
Analysis of Idioms
It's better to die than to surrender
swear to die refusing to kneel -- even death will not make one yield
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people who are mere pecks and hampers - dǒu shāo zhī rén
use a corpse to resurrect a dead soul - jiè shī huán yáng
the boy and girl are innocent playmates - liǎng xiǎo wú cāi