xùn​yì

to die for justice

  • created sense approved 徇义/徇義 · xùn​yì · to die for justice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徇义 / 徇義

    xùn​yì

    to die for justice

    To sacrifice one's life to uphold what is right; to die a martyr's death.

    徇, 义

    徇 (literal) → 徇 · xùn · to die for 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · justice

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