shě​shēn​qǔ​yì

to sacrifice one's life for justice

  • created sense approved 舍身取义/捨身取義 · shě​shēn​qǔ​yì · to sacrifice one's life for justice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舍身取义 / 捨身取義

    shě​shēn​qǔ​yì

    to sacrifice one's life for justice

    to give up one's life for the sake of righteousness; to die for a just cause

    舍身 (literal) → 舍身/捨身 · shě​shēn · to sacrifice one's life 取义 (literal) → 取义/取義 · qǔ​yì · to die for justice

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