三貞九烈
sān​zhēn​jiǔ​liè

faithful to the death

  • created sense approved 三贞九烈/三貞九烈 · sān​zhēn​jiǔ​liè · faithful to the death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三贞九烈 / 三貞九烈

    sān​zhēn​jiǔ​liè

    faithful to the death

    be ready to die to preserve chastity or honor; describes a woman (especially a widow) who is extremely steadfast in her loyalty to her husband and refuses to remarry

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 贞 (literal) → 贞/貞 · zhēn · chaste 九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 烈 (literal) → 烈 · liè · strong-willed

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense