New Members willg91 Posted November 25, 2010 at 03:44 AM New Members Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 at 03:44 AM I believe the short translation is "Death before Dishonor" Thanks for the help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecafLat Posted December 7, 2010 at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 at 03:57 PM Death before Dishonor would be an elegant translation for this phrase, although a more literal one would be "A scholar shall be killed before he is dishonored/disgraced". Not to sound pedantic, this phrase comes from Li Ji, or the Book of Rites, commonly considered a Confucian classic. The original quote would be: 儒有可親而不可劫也，可近而不可迫也，可殺而不可辱也。其居處不淫，其飲食不溽；其過失可微辨而不可麵數也。其剛毅有如此者。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 中国女孩 Posted December 8, 2010 at 06:36 AM New Members Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 06:36 AM 士可杀不可辱 you can kill me ,but you can not insult me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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