death before dishonor in Kanji.
Japanese translation: 玉砕
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| 04:11 Oct 27, 2011 |
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peer agreement (net): +1| death before dishonor in kanji. 玉砕 Explanation: You could do "不名誉より死を” as well, but I thought 玉砕 carries the meaning of the phrase better; it means 'to die in battle rather than surrender'. Hope this helps!! Reference: http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E7%8E%89%E7%A0%95 |
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