Authority and strict orders are held in high regard, while individual lives are considered less important; often used to describe situations where commands must be obeyed at all costs, even if it means sacrificing one's life.
在严格的学徒制度下，老师傅的规矩是威尊命贱，徒弟们必须无条件服从，否则就会被逐出师门
Under the strict apprenticeship system, the master craftsman's rules were considered paramount, and the apprentices had to obey unconditionally, or they would be expelled.
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