







Better to starve than to lose one's integrity.
Loss of integrity is worse than death by starvation.
Dying of hunger is a small matter, but losing one's moral integrity is a serious one.

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Open the tool →饿死事小失节事大 (è sǐ shì xiǎo shī jié shì dà) means “Better to starve than to lose one's integrity, Loss of integrity is worse than death by starvation, Dying of hunger is a small matter, but losing one's moral integrity is a serious one”.
饿死事小失节事大 is pronounced è sǐ shì xiǎo shī jié shì dà in Mandarin Chinese.
“Better to starve than to lose one's integrity.” is 饿死事小失节事大 (è sǐ shì xiǎo shī jié shì dà) in Chinese.