







大节不夺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold one's integrity and moral principles even in the face of great adversity or danger; to remain steadfast in one's noble character”. Literally, “Great integrity not lost”.

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Open the tool →大节不夺 (dà jié bù duó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold one's integrity and moral principles even in the face of great adversity or danger; to remain steadfast in one's noble character”.
大节不夺 is pronounced dà jié bù duó in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 大节不夺 means “Great integrity not lost”. It is used to mean “to uphold one's integrity and moral principles even in the face of great adversity or danger; to remain steadfast in one's noble character”.
大节:临难不苟的节操;夺:丧失。指面临生死关头,仍不改变其原来志向。