取义成仁 — “To sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or justice”
取义成仁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or justice”. To die for what is right. Literally, “Embrace righteousness, attain benevolence”.
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取义成仁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
取义成仁 Character Breakdown
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面对困境，他毅然选择取义成仁，将个人安危置之度外，只为守护心中的原则。
Facing adversity, he resolutely chose to die for a righteous cause, disregarding his personal safety, solely to uphold the principles in his heart.
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Synonyms of 取义成仁
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- qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽endless supply
- qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽，，yòng用zhī之bù不jié竭inexhaustible supply
- qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽，，yòng用zhī之yǒu有yú余inexhaustible supply
- qǔ取zhī之bù不jié竭inexhaustible supply
- qǔ取luàn乱wǔ侮wáng亡exploit chaos and oppress the perishing
- qǔ取luàn乱cún存wáng亡Exploit chaos, save the perishing
- qǔ取yǔ予yǒu有jié节judicious and moderate in taking and giving
- qǔ取xìn信yú于rén人Win the trust of others
- qǔ取xìn信yú于mín民Win the trust of the people
- qǔ取qí其jīng精huá华，，qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕absorb the essence, discard the dross
- qǔ取qiǎo巧tú图biàn便cut corners for convenience
- qǔ取fǎ法hū乎shàng上Aim high, set highest standards
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Open the tool →Questions about 取义成仁
What does 取义成仁 mean?
取义成仁 (qǔ yì chéng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or justice”.
How do you pronounce 取义成仁?
取义成仁 is pronounced qǔ yì chéng rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 取义成仁 literally mean?
Literally, 取义成仁 means “Embrace righteousness, attain benevolence”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's life for a righteous cause or justice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 取义成仁?
指为正义而牺牲生命。