玉碎
Chinese edit
jade | to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary | ||
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simp. and trad. (玉碎) |
玉 | 碎 | |
anagram | 碎玉 | ||
Literally: “a jade breaks”. |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
玉碎
- (figurative) to die for moral principles, one's ideals or justice
Antonyms edit
- 瓦全 (wǎquán)
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Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (玉碎):