犧牲

See also: 牺牲

Chinese

		sacrifice	domestic animal
trad. (犧牲)		犧	牲
simp. (牺牲)		牺	牲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ sang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hî-sên
Min Nan (POJ): hi-sng / hi-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shisheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    吸聲／吸声
    犧牲／牺牲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ sang¹
  - Yale: hēi sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hî-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi´ sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi¹ sen¹
  - IPA: /hi²⁴⁻¹¹ sen²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-sng
  - Tâi-lô: hi-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-seng
  - Tâi-lô: hi-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisefng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

犧牲

sacrifice (animal, object presented to a deity)

Verb

犧牲

to give one's life for a certain cause; to sacrifice oneself
to sacrifice (give away something valuable)

Synonyms

(give one's life) 赴死 (fùsǐ)

Derived terms

犧牲品／牺牲品 (xīshēngpǐn)

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