See 鋌而走險 on Wiktionary
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"text": "「鹿死不择音。」小国之事大国也，德，则其人也；不德，则其鹿也。铤而走险，急何能择？",
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"english": "‘The deer driven to its death ignores whether it is screaming in its best voice.’ When a small state serves a large one, if treated with kindness, it conducts itself like an obedient man. Otherwise, it will act like the deer rushing down a dangerous path—in desperation, what choice is left there?",
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"text": "「鹿死不擇音。」小國之事大國也，德，則其人也；不德，則其鹿也。鋌而走險，急何能擇？",
"translation": "‘The deer driven to its death ignores whether it is screaming in its best voice.’ When a small state serves a large one, if treated with kindness, it conducts itself like an obedient man. Otherwise, it will act like the deer rushing down a dangerous path—in desperation, what choice is left there?",
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"translation": "‘The deer driven to its death ignores whether it is screaming in its best voice.’ When a small state serves a large one, if treated with kindness, it conducts itself like an obedient man. Otherwise, it will act like the deer rushing down a dangerous path—in desperation, what choice is left there?",
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