慷 慨 捐 生

kāng kǎi juān shēngdictionary entry

sacrificing one's life generously (idiom) / to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

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Original source entry:

慷慨捐生 慷慨捐生 [kang1 kai3 juan1 sheng1] /sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause/

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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
捐
juān
to relinquish / to abandon / to contribute / to donate / (bound form) tax / levy
生
shēng
to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

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