宁死不屈

宁死不屈 [nìng sǐ bù qū]

1. ■ die rather than submit; Death before dishonour!; rather die than surrender [submit; yield]; would rather die than submit or be humiliated; would see oneself shot before yielding:

刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。 Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.