成仁取义 — “To sacrifice one's life for a noble cause or for righteousness”
成仁取义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a noble cause or for righteousness”. Literally, “Achieve benevolence and uphold righteousness”.
成仁取义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- chéng成yī一jiā家yán言form one's own school of thought
- chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何bài败xiāo萧hé何success and failure from the same source
- chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何，，bài败yě也xiāo萧hé何success and failure due to the same person
- chéng成shì事bù不shuō说Do not comment on what is done
- chéng成shì事bù不zú足，，huài坏shì事yǒu有yú余more apt to spoil than succeed
- chéng成shì事bù不zú足，，bài败shì事yǒu有yú余more likely to spoil than succeed
- chéng成rén人bù不zì自zai在，，zì自zai在bù不chéng成rén人No pain, no gain
- chéng成rén人zhī之shàn善help others achieve good
- chéng成rén人zhī之měi美Help others achieve their goals
- chéng成hé何tǐ体tǒng统How improper! What an outrage!
- chéng成fó佛zuò作zǔ祖achieve outstanding accomplishments
- chéng成zé则wèi为wáng王，，bài败zé则wèi为kòu寇Success makes a king, failure a bandit
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What does 成仁取义 mean?
成仁取义 (chéng rén qǔ yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a noble cause or for righteousness”.
How do you pronounce 成仁取义?
成仁取义 is pronounced chéng rén qǔ yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 成仁取义 literally mean?
Literally, 成仁取义 means “Achieve benevolence and uphold righteousness”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's life for a noble cause or for righteousness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 成仁取义?
成仁：杀身以成仁德；取义：舍弃生命以取得正义。为正义而牺牲生命。