swear to die refusing to kneel -- even death will not make one yield(shì sǐ bù qū)

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

Chinese PinYin : shì sǐ bù qū