轻生重义

輕生重義
qīngshēngzhòngyì

to value justice above life

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 轻生 qīngshēng to commit suicide; to take one's own life
=2 重 chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
=2 重 zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to
=3 义 Yì
  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利 Yìdàlì)
=3 义 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship
=3 义 chà
  1. alternative form of 岔 (chà, “diverge, branch off; fork in the road”)
  2. alternative form of 杈 (chà, “fork of a branch”)