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Chinese
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
子曰：「志士仁人，無求生以害仁，有殺身以成仁。」
子曰：「志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。」 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Zhìshì rénrén, wú qiúshēng yǐ hài rén, yǒu shāshēn yǐ chéngrén.”
- The Master said, "The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete."
Pronunciation
Idiom
殺身成仁
- to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause
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