qǔ​yì

to die for justice

  • created reference approved 取义/取義 → 求义/求義 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取义 / 取義 qǔ​yì

    求义 / 求義 qiú​yì

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  • created reference approved 取义/取義 → 断章取义/斷章取義 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取义 / 取義 qǔ​yì

    断章取义 / 斷章取義 duàn​zhāng​qǔ​yì

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  • created sense approved 取义/取義 · qǔ​yì · to die for justice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取义 / 取義

    qǔ​yì

    to die for justice

    to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or for justice; also written as [[求义|求義|qiu2 yi4]]

    取, 义

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to obtain 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · justice

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  • created sense approved 取义/取義 · qǔ​yì · to extract a meaning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取义 / 取義

    qǔ​yì

    to extract a meaning

    (bound form) to take or extract a specific meaning from a text or passage, usually in the context of the phrase [[断章取义|斷章取義|duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4]]

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · meaning

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  • created sense approved 取义/取義 · qǔ​yì · to name based on significance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取义 / 取義

    qǔ​yì

    to name based on significance

    to derive the name or meaning of something from a specific source or principle

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · meaning

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