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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 捨生取義 [ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ; she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4]
 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
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