明志 | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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蓄须明志 Trad. 蓄鬚明志

xù xū míng zhì
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
以死明志

yǐ sǐ míng zhì
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying

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明志

míng zhì
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

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淡泊明志

dàn bó míng zhì
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

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