"寧可玉碎，不能瓦全" meaning in All languages combined

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      "english": "In the Tianbao era, those who were related to the Yuan royal family were killed. Some distant family members, like Yuan Jing'an, asked to change their family name to Gao. Yuan Jinghao, however, said, \"How can you abandon your original family name, and change it into another one? A real man would rather be a broken piece of jade, rather than be a tile in whole!\"",
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      "text": "天保時，諸元帝室親近者多被誅戮。疏宗如景安之徒議欲請姓高氏，景皓云：「豈得棄本宗，逐他姓，大丈夫寧可玉碎，不能瓦全！」",
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      "text": "天保时，诸元帝室亲近者多被诛戮。疏宗如景安之徒议欲请姓高氏，景皓云：「岂得弃本宗，逐他姓，大丈夫宁可玉碎，不能瓦全！」",
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  "etymology_text": "From Book of Northern Qi (北齊書·元景安傳) first attested in c. 636 CE",
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      "form": "宁可玉碎，不能瓦全",
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      "form": "寧為玉碎，不為瓦全"
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  "literal_meaning": "Rather be a broken piece of jade than be a tile in whole.",
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        "Dying an honourable death is better than living a dishonourable life"
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      "zh-pron": "nìngkě yùsuì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùnéng wǎquán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngkě yùsuì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngkě yùsuèi"
    },
    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùnéng wǎcyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-kʻo³ yü⁴-sui⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-nêng² wa³-chʻüan²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-kě yù-swèi-"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-néng wǎ-chywán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqkee yuhsuey"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buneng woachyuan"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинкэ юйсуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бунэн вацюань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninkɛ jujsuj"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bunɛn vacjuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngkě yùsuèi"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "ningkee yuhsuey"
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      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/"
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  "word": "寧可玉碎，不能瓦全"
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      "roman": "wǎquán",
      "word": "瓦全"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "天保時，諸元帝室親近者多被誅戮。疏宗如景安之徒議欲請姓高氏，景皓云：「豈得棄本宗，逐他姓，大丈夫寧可玉碎，不能瓦全！」",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "天保时，诸元帝室亲近者多被诛戮。疏宗如景安之徒议欲请姓高氏，景皓云：「岂得弃本宗，逐他姓，大丈夫宁可玉碎，不能瓦全！」",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 玉",
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      "zh-pron": "nìngkě yùsuì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùnéng wǎquán"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngkě yùsuì"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nìngkě yùsuì"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùnéng wǎquán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "nìngkě yùsuèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùnéng wǎcyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-kʻo³ yü⁴-sui⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-nêng² wa³-chʻüan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-kě yù-swèi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-néng wǎ-chywán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqkee yuhsuey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buneng woachyuan"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинкэ юйсуй"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ninkɛ jujsuj"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bunɛn vacjuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "níngkě yùsuì"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngkě yùsuèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning²-kʻo³ yü⁴-sui⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níng-kě yù-swèi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ningkee yuhsuey"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/",
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