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誓死不降

Mandarin · pinyin shì sǐ bù xiáng

to vow to fight to the death

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誓: shì · swear, pledge; oath
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
降: jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down

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4–3–4–2 · shi4 si3 bu4 xiang2

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