死不 (sei2 bat1 | si3 bu4) : would rather die than; stubbornly refuse to

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死不

sei2 bat1

si3 bu4

would rather die than; stubbornly refuse to

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

死不

This word has been viewed 1582 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 11th Feb 2007 04:39 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

死 sei2 - die; death; dead
不 bat1 - not; no; un-

7 compounds containing this word:

死不瞑目 - to be unwilling to die (lit., "die, but do not close eyes")
死不了 - not dead; Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
打死不離親兄弟 - good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water
人死不能復生 - once you're dead you can't be resurrected
死不足惜 - 1. to not regret the prospect of death 2. not worthy to live in this world
見死不救 - to not save someone in trouble
寧死不屈 - to rather die than submit

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