Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
death before dishonor
Chinese translation:
宁死不屈
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Jan 27, 2010 01:10
14 yrs ago
English term
death before dishonor
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I wanted to get that phrase tattooed but I wanted to make sure that I get the phrase right!! Any help would be great!! Or a phrase that's close to it would be great!! Thanks!!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | 宁死不屈 |
Bin Tiede (X)
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| 4 | 死而无憾 |
Adsion Liu
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Jan 27, 2010 10:47: Helen Shepelenko changed "Language pair" from "Chinese" to "English to Chinese" , "Term Context" from "I wanted to get that phrase tattooed but I wanted to make sure that I get the phrase right!! Any help would be great!! Or a phrase that\'s close to it would be great!! Thanks!!" to "I wanted to get that phrase tattooed but I wanted to make sure that I get the phrase right!! Any help would be great!! Or a phrase that\'s close to it would be great!! Thanks!! "
Proposed translations
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宁死不屈
In my opinion, it means "I'd rather die than bend."
"dishonor" refers to "bend", to "give up", and therefore being dishonored.
"dishonor" refers to "bend", to "give up", and therefore being dishonored.
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Comment: "Thanks for the help. That's the same thing that i got from goggle... Now I know what it really means and can get it tattooed on my leg and know the true meaning of it... Thanks again!!! "
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死而无憾
It's inspired from a certain works' name. Traditional Chinese:死而無憾. Plz see following for reference:
死而无憾
169, 2 Pistols 雙槍俠, Death Before Dishonor 死而無憾, 627. 170, Venom 毒液合唱
死而无憾
169, 2 Pistols 雙槍俠, Death Before Dishonor 死而無憾, 627. 170, Venom 毒液合唱
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