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寧為玉碎,不為瓦全
ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4
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be willing to make sacrifices in the name of justice than lapse in one's integrity Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1668 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 16th Feb 2014 05:56 |
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Characters in this word:寧 ning4 - peaceful; would rather為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for 玉 juk6 juk6*2 - jade; precious stone; pure; graceful 碎 seoi3 - broken; break to pieces; smash; busted , - (not in database) 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for 瓦 ngaa5 - tile; earthenware; pottery; watt 全 cyun4 - perfect, whole, total |
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