xùn​yì

to die for a cause

  • created sense approved 殉义/殉義 · xùn​yì · to die for a cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殉义 / 殉義

    xùn​yì

    to die for a cause

    to die for righteousness or to remain faithful to one's principles until death

    殉, 义

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

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  • created sense approved 殉义/殉義 · xùn​yì · to live by principles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殉义 / 殉義

    xùn​yì

    to live by principles

    to faithfully follow and practice moral principles throughout one's life

    殉 (literal) → 殉 · xùn · to devote oneself to 义 (literal) → 义/義 · yì · justice

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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