Translation

• to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
• to choose honor over life
• would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

Synonyms

• 为国捐躯, 以身殉职, 就义, 成仁, 捐躯, 授命, 效命, 效死, 杀身成仁, 死而后己, 殉, 殉国, 殉职, 殉节, 殉难, 牺牲, 献身, 肝脑涂地, 自我牺牲, 舍死忘生, 舍身, 阵亡, 马革裹尸