士为知己者死，女为悦己者容

shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

士

shì

member of the senior ministerial class (old)

为

wèi

variant of 為|为[wei4]

知

zhī

to know

己

jǐ

self

者

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

死

sǐ

to die

，

,

女

nǚ

female

为

wèi

variant of 為|为[wei4]

悦

yuè

pleased

己

jǐ

self

者

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

容

róng

to hold