huái​shā

Embracing the Sands

Senses

怀沙/ 懷沙 huái​shā Embracing the Sands

"Embracing the Sands", a famous poem by the Warring States statesman Qu Yuan, written as a final testament before his suicide in the Miluo River; the title refers to either clutching stones to drown or longing for the city of Changsha.

怀沙/ 懷沙 huái​shā to die for one's country

to die as a loyal official for one's country; to sacrifice oneself for the nation

References

see 怀沙/懷沙 九章/九章