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成仁取義 (sing4 jan4 ceoi2 ji6) — sacrifice one's life for justice in Cantonese

singˎ₄成janˎ₄仁ceoiˊ²取jiˍ₆義
简 成仁取义
Mandarin Pinyin: cheng2 ren2 qu3 yi4

Meaning of 成仁取義

nounsacrifice one's life for justice

Characters in 成仁取義

成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
仁jan4
benevolence; humanity; charity
取ceoi2
gain; obtain; incur; bring about
義ji6
artificial; false; fake

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