轻身殉义 — “To sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause”
轻身殉义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause”. To readily lay down one's life for justice or principle. Literally, “lightly regard life and die for righteousness”.
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轻身殉义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
轻身殉义 Character Breakdown
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面对突如其来的灾难，他为了营救被困的学生，选择了轻身殉义，谱写了一曲英雄赞歌。
Faced with a sudden disaster, he chose to sacrifice his life for a righteous cause to rescue the trapped students, composing a heroic ode.
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Synonyms of 轻身殉义
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- qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
- qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
- qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
- qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
- qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
- qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
- qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
- qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
- qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
- qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly
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What does 轻身殉义 mean?
轻身殉义 (qīng shēn xùn yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause”.
How do you pronounce 轻身殉义?
轻身殉义 is pronounced qīng shēn xùn yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻身殉义 literally mean?
Literally, 轻身殉义 means “lightly regard life and die for righteousness”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻身殉义?
指轻视生命而为正义事业牺牲。