"殺身成仁" meaning in Chinese

See 殺身成仁 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/, /saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/, /sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/ Chinese transliterations: shāshēnchéngrén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saat³ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sat-sin-sêng-lîn, sat-sin-sêng-jîn, shāshēnchéngrén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shashenchéngrén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sha¹-shên¹-chʻêng²-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shā-shēn-chéng-rén [Mandarin, Yale], shashencherngren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шашэньчэнжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], šašɛnʹčɛnžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], saat sān sìhng yàhn [Cantonese, Yale], saat⁸ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sad³ sen¹ xing⁴ yen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sat-sin-sêng-lîn [Hokkien, POJ], sat-sin-sîng-lîn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], satsinsengliin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], sat-sin-sêng-jîn [Hokkien, POJ], sat-sin-sîng-jîn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], satsinsengjiin [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 杀身成仁
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·衞靈公》)}} (《論語·衞靈公》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 殺身成仁
  1. to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 捨生取義/舍生取义 (shěshēngqǔyì), 捨生取義 (shěshēngqǔyì), 舍生取义 (shěshēngqǔyì)
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      "zh-pron": "sha¹-shên¹-chʻêng²-jên²"
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      "zh-pron": "shā-shēn-chéng-rén"
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      "zh-pron": "shashencherngren"
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      "zh-pron": "шашэньчэнжэнь"
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      "zh-pron": "šašɛnʹčɛnžɛnʹ"
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      "ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "saat⁸ san¹ sing⁴ jan⁴"
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    },
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      "roman": "shěshēngqǔyì",
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