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The name No Surrender in Chinese / Japanese...

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Death Before Surrender

Rather die than compromise

 níng sǐ bù qū
Death Before Surrender Scroll

寧死不屈 is often translated as “Death Before Dishonor.”

The literal translation is more like, “Better die than compromise.” The last two characters mean “not to bend” or “not to bow down.” Some might even say that it means “not to surrender.” Thus, you could say this proverb means “Better to die than live on my knees” or simply “no surrender” (with the real idea being that you would rather die than surrender).

Death Before Surrender

 nìng sǐ bù xiáng
Death Before Surrender Scroll

寧死不降 is an ancient Chinese proverb that can be translated as “Rather die than surrender,” “Prefer death over surrender,” “To prefer death to surrender,” or simply “No surrender.”

This is probably the closest proverb to the English proverb “Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”

Honorable Death - No Surrender

 gyokusai shugi
Honorable Death - No Surrender Scroll

This ancient Japanese proverb can be translated as “The principle of honorable death and no surrender,” or simply “No surrender.”

If you directly translate this, you get something that means “Doctrine of suicide,” or “Ideology of honorable death.”

玉砕主義 is a specifically-Japanese proverb that embraces the long history of honorable suicide or self-sacrifice for honor in Japanese culture.

No Surrender

Honor Does Not Allow Second Thoughts

 yì wú fǎn gù
No Surrender Scroll

義無反顧 is a Chinese proverb that can be translated in a few different ways. Here are some examples:

Honor does not allow one to glance back.
Duty-bound not to turn back.
No surrender.
To pursue justice with no second thoughts.
Never surrender your principles.

This proverb is about the courage to do what is right without questioning your decision to take the right and just course.

Never Give In / Never Succumb / Never Lose

 kesshite akirameruna
Never Give In / Never Succumb / Never Lose Scroll

決して諦めるな is a Japanese term that informally means “never give up.”

It's also a Japanese way to say “never surrender.”


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


See Also:  Tenacity | Perseverance | Hope


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

信心

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xìn xīn
    xin4 xin1
hsin hsin
 shinjin
    しんじん

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Confidence / Faithful Heart
confidence; faith (in sb or something); CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun, transitive verb) faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
A believing mind, which receives without doubting.; Great or firm faith in, or surrender to Buddha, especially to Amitabha.

玉砕主義

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 gyokusaishugi
    ぎょくさいしゅぎ

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Honorable Death - No Surrender
the principle of honorable death and no surrender

義無反顧


义无反顾

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yì wú fǎn gù
    yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4
i wu fan ku

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No Surrender
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts

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tóu
    tou2
t`ou
    tou
 tou / to
    とう
to throw (something in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
(1) {baseb} pitching ability; (counter) (2) {sports} counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); (counter) (3) {fish} counter for casts (of a line)
To cast, throw into, surrender, tender.


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guī
    gui1
kuei
 ki
to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
Return to, give oneself up to; commit oneself to, surrender; cf. 三歸 śaraṇa-gamana.

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xiáng
    xiang2
hsiang
 gō
to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame
Descend, send down; degrade; subdue; submit.

三歸


三归

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sān guī
    san1 gui1
san kuei
 sanki
Triśaraṇa, or Śaraṇa-gamana. The three surrenders to, or "formulas of refuge" in, the Three Precious Ones 三賓, i.e. to the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法, the Saṅgha 僧. The three formulas are 歸依佛 Buddham śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依法 Dharmaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依僧 Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. It is "the most primitive formula fidei of the early Buddhists". The surrender is to the Buddha as teacher 師, the Law as medicine 藥, the Ecclesia as friends 友. These are known as the 三歸依.

下る

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 sagaru
    さがる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south; (v5r,vi) (1) to descend; to go down; to come down; (2) to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); (3) to pass (of time); (4) to surrender; to capitulate; (5) (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; (6) to have the runs; to have diarrhea; (place-name) Sagaru

出頭


出头

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chū tóu
    chu1 tou2
ch`u t`ou
    chu tou
 shuttou / shutto
    しゅっとう
to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than
(n,vs,vi) (1) appearance; presence; attendance; (n,vs,vi) (2) surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in; (surname) Dedou
to appear

勧降

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 kankou / kanko
    かんこう
call to surrender

受降

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shòu xiáng
    shou4 xiang2
shou hsiang
to accept surrender

堕つ

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 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

墜つ

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 otsu
    おつ
(v2t-k,vi) (1) (archaism) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); (2) (archaism) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) (archaism) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (4) (archaism) to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (5) (archaism) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (6) (archaism) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender

失陥

see styles
 shikkan
    しっかん
(n,vs,vi) surrender; fall

屈伏

see styles
qū fú
    qu1 fu2
ch`ü fu
    chü fu
 kutsufuku
    くっぷく
(noun/participle) yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to submit

屈撓


屈挠

see styles
qū náo
    qu1 nao2
ch`ü nao
    chü nao
 kuttou / kutto
    くっとう
to surrender; to yield; to flex
(rare) bending

屈服

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qū fú
    qu1 fu2
ch`ü fu
    chü fu
 kuppuku
    くっぷく
to surrender; to succumb; to yield; (as a transitive verb) to defeat; to prevail over
(noun/participle) yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

帰伏

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 kifuku
    きふく
(noun/participle) submission; surrender

帰服

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 kifuku
    きふく
(noun/participle) submission; surrender

投案

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tóu àn
    tou2 an4
t`ou an
    tou an
to surrender to the authorities; to turn oneself in (for a crime)

投機


投机

see styles
tóu jī
    tou2 ji1
t`ou chi
    tou chi
 touki / toki
    とうき
congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
To avail oneself of an opportunity; to surrender oneself to the principles of the Buddha in the search for perfect enlightenment.

投誠


投诚

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tóu chéng
    tou2 cheng2
t`ou ch`eng
    tou cheng
to defect; to surrender; to capitulate

投身

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tóu shēn
    tou2 shen1
t`ou shen
    tou shen
 toushin / toshin
    とうしん
to throw oneself into something
(n,vs,vi) (See 投身自殺) throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
To cast away, or surrender, one's body, or oneself.

投降

see styles
tóu xiáng
    tou2 xiang2
t`ou hsiang
    tou hsiang
 toukou / toko
    とうこう
to surrender
(n,vs,vi) surrender

招撫


招抚

see styles
zhāo fǔ
    zhao1 fu3
chao fu
to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty; to bring to negotiated surrender

招降

see styles
zhāo xiáng
    zhao1 xiang2
chao hsiang
to ask for sb's surrender

攻陷

see styles
gōng xiàn
    gong1 xian4
kung hsien
to overcome; to take (a fortress); to fall (to an attack); to surrender

棄守


弃守

see styles
qì shǒu
    qi4 shou3
ch`i shou
    chi shou
to give up defending; to yield; to surrender

歸順


归顺

see styles
guī shùn
    gui1 shun4
kuei shun
to surrender and pay allegiance to

玉摧

see styles
 gyokusai
    ぎょくさい
(n,vs,adj-no) honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Death Before Surrender寧死不屈
宁死不屈
níng sǐ bù qū
ning2 si3 bu4 qu1
ning si bu qu
ningsibuqu
ning ssu pu ch`ü
ningssupuchü
ning ssu pu chü
Death Before Surrender寧死不降
宁死不降
nìng sǐ bù xiáng
ning4 si3 bu4 xiang2
ning si bu xiang
ningsibuxiang
ning ssu pu hsiang
ningssupuhsiang
Honorable Death - No Surrender玉砕主義gyokusai shugi
gyokusaishugi
No Surrender義無反顧
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4
yi wu fan gu
yiwufangu
i wu fan ku
iwufanku
Never Give In
Never Succumb
Never Lose
決して諦めるなkesshite akirameruna
kesshiteakirameruna
keshite akirameruna
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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