就是殉国 没死在阵地上
“he died for the country. If he doesn't die on the battlefield,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是人死在阵地上
“If a man dies on the battlefield,”
就是 殉国 没死 在 阵地 上
“he died for the country. If he doesn't die on the battlefield,”
“If you did not die right on the battlefield, the state will not recognize you as a martyr.”
In Chinese military ethos, dying 'on the position' represents the pinnacle of loyalty, while dying elsewhere often risks bureaucratic suspicion of desertion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die for one's country; martyrdom
A solemn and formal historical term reserved for soldiers or officials who give their lives in battle or patriotic duty.
to die on the battlefield / at the defensive position
Often used literally in military context to specify dying in active combat, or metaphorically for fulfilling one's duty to the end.
