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饿死事小,失节事大
Pinyin:
è sǐ shì xiǎo,shī jié shì dà
Explanation:
失节:原为封建礼教指女子失去贞操,后泛指失去节操。贫困饿死是小事,失节事情就大了。
Source:
《二程全书·遗书二十二》又问‘或有孤孀贫穷无托者,可再嫁否?’曰‘只是后世怕寒饿死,故有是说。然饿死事极小,失节事极大!’”