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舍生取义

shě shēng qǔ yì

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Definitions

1. to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
2. to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

Child Words of 舍生取义

to take

to be born

to give up; to abandon

justice

residence