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Chinese
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peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
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to cry (of birds)
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
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not; no
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silent; write from memory
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
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寧
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鳴
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死
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不
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默
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生
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| simp. (宁鸣而死，不默而生)
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宁
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鸣
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而
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死
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不
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默
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而
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Etymology
故割而可卷，孰為神兵？焚而可變，孰為英瓊？寧鳴而死，不默而生。
故割而可卷，孰为神兵？焚而可变，孰为英琼？宁鸣而死，不默而生。 - From: Fan Zhongyan, 《靈烏賦》
- Gù gē ér kě juǎn, shú wèi shén bīng? Fén ér kě biàn, shú wèi yīng qióng? Níng míng ér sǐ, bù mò ér shēng.
- Therefore, how can you call a weapon as god-tier if it bends when you use it to cut things? How can you call a piece of jade as precious if its appearance changes when burnt? I would rather die for speaking out than living in silence.
Pronunciation
Proverb
寧鳴而死，不默而生
- to rather speak up for justice and die than live in silence