不自由毋寧死
Chinese edit
not; no | free; unconstrained; freelance | rather; preferably | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (不自由毋寧死) | 不 | 自由 | 毋寧 | 死 | |
simp. (不自由毋宁死) | 不 | 自由 | 毋宁 | 死 | |
alternative forms | 不自由無寧死/不自由无宁死 |
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
不自由毋寧死
- Give me liberty or give me death.
- 語曰:「不自由,無寧死!」然則暫有自由之一日而明日自刎其喉,猶所願也,況綿延至於三四十年乎! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1903, 章太炎 (Zhang Taiyan), 《駁康有為論革命書》
- Yǔ yuē: “Bù zìyóu, wúnìng sǐ!” Ránzé zàn yǒu zìyóu zhī yīrì ér míngrì zìwěn qí hóu, yóu suǒ yuàn yě, kuàng miányán zhìyú sānsìshí nián hū! [Pinyin]
- There is a saying that goes, “Give me liberty or give me death.” So even if one were to be free for one day and commit suicide by cutting their throat the next day, it would be desirable, let alone for thirty or forty years!
语曰:「不自由,无宁死!」然则暂有自由之一日而明日自刎其喉,犹所愿也,况绵延至于三四十年乎! [Classical Chinese, simp.]
References edit
- Patrick Henry on Wikiquote.Wikiquote