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Chinese
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give up; abandon
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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
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to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
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justice; righteousness; meaning
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| trad. (捨生取義)
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捨
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生
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取
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義
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| simp. (舍生取义)
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舍
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生
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取
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义
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| alternative forms
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舍生取義／舍生取义
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| Literally: “to sacrifice life for righteousness”.
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Etymology
From Mencius (《孟子·告子上》):
生，亦我所欲也；義，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取義者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
生，亦我所欲也；义，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取义者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Shēng, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě; yì, yì wǒ suǒ yù yě, èrzhě bùkě dé jiān, shě shēng ér qǔ yì zhě yě.
- So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
Pronunciation
Idiom
捨生取義
- to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause
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