created sense approved 贞烈/貞烈 · zhēnliè · chaste and firm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贞烈 / 貞烈
zhēnliè
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 贞烈/貞烈 · zhēnliè · virtuous widow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贞烈 / 貞烈
zhēnliè
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