殉節

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Chinese

buried with dead; die for a cause
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
trad. (殉節)
simp. (殉节)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (17) (13)
Final () (47) (87)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter zwinH tset
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ziuɪnH/ /t͡set̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/zʷinH/ /t͡set̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/zjuenH/ /t͡sɛt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/zwinH/ /t͡sɛt̚/
Li
Rong
/ziuĕnH/ /t͡set̚/
Wang
Li
/zĭuĕnH/ /t͡siet̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/zi̯uĕnH/ /t͡siet̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xùn jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
seon6 zit3

Verb

殉節

  1. to die out of loyalty to one's country or to a dynasty or regime
  2. (of a woman) to die in defense of one's chastity, or to commit suicide after one's husband's death

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (殉節):
  • Vietnamese: tuẫn tiết (殉節)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

殉節

  1. chữ Hán form of tuẫn tiết (to kill oneself for something grand).