饿
死
事
小
，
失
节
事
大
è
s
ǐ
s
h
ì
x
i
ǎ
o
,
s
h
ī
j
i
é
s
h
ì
d
à
Definitions
1. to starve to death is a trivial matter, whereas to commit a breach of virtue is serious
Components
饿死
è sǐ
–
to starve to death
事
shì
–
matter
小
xiǎo
–
small
失节
shī jié
–
to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
大
dà
–
big