chéng​rén

to die for a righteous cause

  • created reference approved 成仁 → 杀身成仁/殺身成仁 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    成仁 chéng​rén

    杀身成仁 / 殺身成仁 shā​shēn​chéng​rén

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  • created sense approved 成仁 · chéng​rén · to die for a righteous cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    成仁

    chéng​rén

    to die for a righteous cause

    To practice benevolence by sacrificing one's life for a just cause; often used in the context of [[杀身成仁|殺身成仁|sha1 shen1 cheng2 ren2]].

    成, 仁

    成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to succeed 仁 (literal) → 仁 · rén · benevolent; humane

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