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誓死不從

简誓死不从 · 繁誓死不從

Mandarin · pinyin shì sǐ bù cóng

to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)

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誓: shì · swear, pledge; oath
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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4–3–4–2 · shi4 si3 bu4 cong2

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sai6 sei2 bat1 cung4

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