捨生取義

See also: 舍生取义

Chinese

		give up; abandon	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (捨生取義)		捨	生	取	義
simp. (舍生取义)		舍	生	取	义
alternative forms		舍生取義／舍生取义
Literally: “to sacrifice life for righteousness”.

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. 4^th 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. [Pinyin]

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěshēngqǔyì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² sang¹ ceoi² ji⁶
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): siá-seng-chhú-gī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěshēngqǔyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěshengcyǔyì
  - Wade–Giles: shê³-shêng¹-chʻü³-i⁴
  - Yale: shě-shēng-chyǔ-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheeshengcheuyih
  - Palladius: шэшэнцюйи (šɛšɛncjuji)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² sang¹ ceoi² ji⁶
  - Yale: sé sāng chéui yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² sang¹ tsoey² ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² seng¹ cêu² yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-seng-chhú-gī
  - Tâi-lô: siá-sing-tshú-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafsengzhw'gi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/

Idiom

捨生取義

to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause

Synonyms

殺身成仁／杀身成仁 (shāshēnchéngrén)

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