created sense approved 殉节/殉節 · xùnjié · to die for one's principles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
殉节 / 殉節
xùnjié
to die for one's principles
To sacrifice one's life to preserve one's honor or integrity, especially out of loyalty to a country, dynasty, or ruler during war or collapse.
殉, 节
殉 (literal) → 殉 · xùn · to die for 节 (literal) → 节/節 · jié · integrity
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 殉节/殉節 · xùnjié · to die for one's husband — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
殉节 / 殉節
xùnjié
to die for one's husband
(archaic) For a woman to commit suicide following the death of her husband to remain faithful to him or to resist being dishonored.
殉, 节
殉 (literal) → 殉 · xùn · to die for 节 (literal) → 节/節 · jié · integrity
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition