殺身成仁
See also: 杀身成仁
Chinese edit
to be killed; to lose one's life | to die for a righteous cause | ||
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trad. (殺身成仁) | 殺身 | 成仁 | |
simp. (杀身成仁) | 杀身 | 成仁 |
Etymology edit
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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 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.” [Pinyin]
- 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."
子曰:「志士仁人,无求生以害仁,有杀身以成仁。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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殺身成仁