List of Military Unit Mottoes By Country - Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China Armed Force

• 防衛固守，有效嚇阻(fang-wei-gu-shou, yo-siao-he-zu): persistent defense, effective intimidation.
• 決戰境外(jue-jhan-jin-wai): decisive battle outside of national boundary.
• Republic of China Army
  • Aviation and Special Operation Command
    • 高山低頭，海水讓路(gao-shan-di-tou, hai-shui-ran-lu): the mountain bows, the ocean splits.
    • 生為空特人，死為空特魂(sheng-wei-kon-teh-ren, sih-wei-kon-teh-huen): live as kon-teh persons, die as kon-teh spirits.(空特kon-teh is abbreviation of Aviation and Special Warfare Command)
• Republic of China Navy
  • 忠、義(jhong, yi): loyalty and justice.
  • 見敵必戰(jien-di-bi-jhan): battle we must when enemy in sight.
  • Republic of China Marine Corps
    • 一日陸戰隊，終生陸戰隊(yi-rih-lu-jhan-duei, jhong-sheng-lu-jhan-duei): Once a marine, always a marine.
    • 不怕苦，不怕難，不怕死(bu-pa-ku, bu-pa-nan, bu-pa-sih): fear no pain, fear no challenge, fear no death.
    • 永遠忠誠(yon-yuen-jhong-cheng): ever faithful (taken from the USMC motto semper fidelis)
• Republic of China Air Force
  • 無空防即無國防(wu-kon-fan-ji-wu-guo-fan): without air defense there is no national defense.
• Republic of China Military Police
  • 忠誠憲兵(jhong-cheng-hsien-bin): loyal military police.
• Military Academy
  • 親愛精誠: Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity
  • 貪生怕死勿入此門，升官發財請走他路(tan-sheng-pa-sih-mo-ru-cih-men, sheng-guan-fa-cai-cing-zou-ta-lu): (those who) covet life and fear death do not enter this door, (those who wish for) promotion and wealth please take other paths.