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Jyutping si6 ho2 saat3 bat1 ho2 juk6
Pinyin shì kě shā bù kě rù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    A scholar would rather die than be humiliated.

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Jyutping si6 ho2 saat3 bat1 ho2 juk6
Pinyin shì kě shā bù kě rǔ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    A scholar would rather die than be humiliated.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我觉得士可杀不可辱。
    我覺得士可殺不可辱。
    wǒ jué de shì kě shā bù kě rǔ 。
    • I think death is preferable to shame.