success or death; succeed or die (with honour) ? 馬匪滾了幾個滾又爬起來，手握短劍，這是匪徒最后的武器，上刻著“不成功則成仁?！钡茸謽?。(曲波《林海雪原》586) After rolling a few turns Ma crawled to his feet. In his hand was a dagger—the bandit’s last weapon. On it was inscribed: “Succeed or die with honour…”