不自由，毋宁死

bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ

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1. give me liberty or give me death

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Child Words of 不自由，毋宁死

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 由 由 yóu: to follow
• 自 自 zì: self
• 自由 自由 zì yóu: freedom; liberty
• 宁 宁 níng: peaceful
• 宁 宁 nìng: would rather
• 毋 毋 wú: (literary) no
• 毋宁 毋宁 wú nìng: not as good as