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虽九死其犹未悔

雖九死其猶未悔
suījiǔsǐqíyóuwèihuǐ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 though I should die nine deaths, I would still not regret
  2. 2 unwavering commitment in the face of annihilation
  3. 3 the unshakeable loyalty of Qu Yuan

Examples

为了这份事业，他抱着虽九死其犹未悔的决心。
Wèile zhè fèn shìyè, tā bàozhe suī jiǔ sǐ qí yóu wèi huǐ de juéxīn.
For this cause, he held to the resolve that even nine deaths would bring him no regret.
科学家们为真理虽九死其犹未悔。
Kēxuéjiāmen wèi zhēnlǐ suī jiǔ sǐ qí yóu wèi huǐ.
Scientists, for the sake of truth, would face nine deaths without a moment's regret.

Tips

history
From Qu Yuan's (屈原, Warring States, state of Chu) 《离骚》 ('Encountering Sorrow'): 亦余心之所善兮，虽九死其犹未悔 — 'These things my heart holds dear; though I should die nine deaths, I would still not regret.' The line has anchored two millennia of Chinese rhetoric around unshakable moral commitment.
usage
九 ('nine') here is a classical intensifier meaning 'many' rather than exactly nine. 虽 = 'even if,' 其 = emphatic particle, 犹未悔 = 'still would not regret.' Frequently quoted in eulogies, oaths, and mission statements.

Stroke Order

虽 suī
九 jiǔ
死 sǐ
其 qí
犹 yóu
未 wèi
悔 huǐ