不爲五斗米折腰

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 不為五斗米折腰 (“to not bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice; to not compromise one's integrity just to earn a small salary in a dead-end job; to not sacrifice one's ideals in order to make a living”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 不為五斗米折腰).