汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 宁为玉碎
宁为玉碎 (寧爲玉碎)
Rather
() níng () wèi/wéi suì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不需要更多的商议,你可能会做出一个“宁为玉碎,不为瓦全”的决定——并且你可能是快速做出这个决定。

No more deliberating. You'll need to make an "all or nothing" decision - and you'll need to make it fast.

也许会是更糟糕的情况:你可能是在没有任何取胜希望的情况下去接受战斗,宁为玉碎,不为瓦全。

There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.