guó​shāng

national martyr

Senses

国殇/ 國殤 guó​shāng national martyr

(literary) a person who dies for their country or a martyr to the national cause; specifically someone who dies in a war to defend the nation

国殇/ 國殤 guó​shāng Guoshang

The title of a poem by Qu Yuan from the ancient state of Chu, written as a sacrificial hymn for soldiers who died in battle for the state

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