饿死事小，失节事大

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 饿死事小，失节事大 – see 餓死事小，失節事大 (“death by starvation is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a great matter; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 餓死事小，失節事大).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.