Be indomitable in the face of danger(lín wēi bù náo)

Be indomitable in the face of danger

In Chinese, Pinyin is l í NW ē IB ù n á o, which means not to yield when in danger. It describes courage and perseverance. It comes from the 75th chapter of the book of Wei.

Analysis of Idioms

Be unyielding in the face of danger

Idiom usage

To act as a predicate or attributive

Examples

Liu Hui and indomitable in the face of danger, as if to return to death, its ambition Zhenqing feeling, can be compared with the quality of Qingsong Baiyu also. Biography of Liu Hui in ZhouShu

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Wei, the 75th chapter of Jieyi of liezhuan, Yu Shimen and other scholars are either indomitable in the face of danger and look upon death as if they are at home; or they are in danger, but their righteousness lies.

Chinese PinYin : lín wēi bù náo