created sense approved 舍身/捨身 · shěshēn · to sacrifice one's life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
舍身 / 捨身
shěshēn
to sacrifice one's life
To give up one's life for a belief, a cause, or to save others
舍, 身
舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 舍身/捨身 · shěshēn · to renounce the world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
舍身 / 捨身
shěshēn
to renounce the world
(literary) To give up worldly life to become a monk or nun, or to sacrifice one's physical body to spread Buddhist teachings
舍, 身
舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · body
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition