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
Chinese PinYin : qǔ yì chéng rén
die to preserve one's virtue intact
Scorching lips and dry tongue. jiāo chún gàn shé
said of a widow or concubine who remarried. pí pá bié nòng