死谏 sǐjiàn admonish with one's life Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死 sǐ verb to die for to die for a cause; to sacrifice one's life for someone or something谏 諫 jiàn to admonish (bound form) to urge someone to correct their mistakes; to remonstrate, typically used for an inferior advising a superior