zhēn​liè

chaste and firm

  • created sense approved 贞烈/貞烈 · zhēn​liè · chaste and firm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贞烈 / 貞烈

    zhēn​liè

    chaste and firm

    virtuous and resolute; (of a woman) traditionally describing one who would rather die than lose her chastity

    贞 (literal) → 贞/貞 · zhēn · chaste 烈 (literal) → 烈 · liè · strong-willed

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  • created sense approved 贞烈/貞烈 · zhēn​liè · virtuous widow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贞烈 / 貞烈

    zhēn​liè

    virtuous widow

    person (usually a woman) ready to die to preserve their chastity or honor

    贞 (literal) → 贞/貞 · zhēn · chaste 烈 (literal) → 烈 · liè · to die for a cause

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

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