殺身成仁

See also: 杀身成仁

Chinese

		to be killed; to lose one's life	to die for a righteous cause
trad. (殺身成仁)		殺身	成仁
simp. (杀身成仁)		杀身	成仁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāshēnchéngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄕㄣㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shāshēnchéngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄕㄣㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashenchengrren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: saat sān sìhng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ sen¹ xing⁴ yen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

殺身成仁

to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause

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