餓死事小，失節事大

餓死事小，失節事大

Chinese

		to starve to death; to die of starvation; to be extremely hungry	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young		to forfeit one's integrity; to be disloyal; to lose one's chastity	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (餓死事小，失節事大)		餓死	事	小	，	失節	事	大
simp. (饿死事小，失节事大)		饿死	事	小	，	失节	事	大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èsǐshìxiǎoshījiéshìdàdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: èsǐshìxiǎoshījiéshìdàdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehsyyshyhsheaushyjyeshyhdahdah
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èsǐhshìhsiǎoshihjiéshìhdàdà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

Idiom

餓死事小，失節事大

1. death by starvation is a small matter, but losing one's integrity is a great matter