饿死事小，失节事大 — “To starve to death is a small matter; to lose one's moral integrity is a grave one”
饿死事小，失节事大 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Emphasizes that maintaining one's moral integrity or principles is of far greater importance than personal hardship, even to the point of starvation”. Literally, “To starve to death is a small matter; to lose one's moral integrity is a grave one”.
饿死事小，失节事大 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- è饿sǐ死shì事dà大Starvation is a matter of utmost importance
- è饿piǎo殍zhěn枕jí藉starved corpses lying piled up
- è饿piǎo殍mǎn满dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍biàn遍yě野starved corpses everywhere
- è饿piǎo莩zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo莩biàn遍yě野starved corpses all over the fields
- è饿hǔ虎zhī之qī蹊A perilous or extremely dangerous place
- è饿hǔ虎tūn吞yáng羊hungry tiger devours a lamb
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑yáng羊pounce fiercely and swiftly
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑shí食pounce like a hungry tiger
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Open the tool →Questions about 饿死事小，失节事大
What does 饿死事小，失节事大 mean?
饿死事小，失节事大 (è sǐ shì xiǎo ， shī jié shì dà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Emphasizes that maintaining one's moral integrity or principles is of far greater importance than personal hardship, even to the point of starvation”.
How do you pronounce 饿死事小，失节事大?
饿死事小，失节事大 is pronounced è sǐ shì xiǎo ， shī jié shì dà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿死事小，失节事大 literally mean?
Literally, 饿死事小，失节事大 means “to starve to death is a small matter; to lose one's moral integrity is a grave one”. It is used to mean “Emphasizes that maintaining one's moral integrity or principles is of far greater importance than personal hardship, even to the point of starvation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿死事小，失节事大?
失节：原为封建礼教指女子失去贞操，后泛指失去节操。贫困饿死是小事，失节事情就大了。