甘死如饴 gānsǐrúyí to face death willingly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 甘 gān adjectiveverb willingly to be willing; of one's own accord死 sǐ verb to die to die; to pass away; to perish如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if饴 飴 yí sweet (bound form) sweet or delicious, referring to the flavor of syrup or sweets