不爲五斗米折腰

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 不爲五斗米折腰 – see 不為五斗米折腰 (“to not bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice; to not compromise one's integrity just to earn a small salary in a dead-end job; to not sacrifice one's ideals in order to make a living”). (This term is a variant traditional form of 不為五斗米折腰).