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慷慨赴义

kāng kǎi fù yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-85988bbd612d34f3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

慷慨赴義 慷慨赴义 [kang1 kai3 fu4 yi4] /heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause/

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Other forms in these source records: 慷慨赴義

  • 慷
    kāng

    used in 慷慨[kāng kǎi]

  • 慨
    kǎi

    (archaic) to sigh / (bound form) impassioned / deeply affected (esp. with indignation or sorrow) / (bound form) generous / magnanimous

  • 赴
    fù

    to go / to visit (e.g. another country) / to attend (a banquet etc)

  • 义
    yì

    justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship

    Yì

    surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.