殉難
simp殉难seon1 naan6xùn nàn
English
- to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
- a victim of a disaster
- typically, to sacrifice for justice, faith or the community
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一般指為咗公義、信念或者社群,遇到危難而犧牲性命
Examples
為教殉難
to die for one's own religion
救災義工遇上餘震,不幸殉難。
The volunteer rescuer unfortunately died in aftershock.
公園入口有一座紀念戰時華人殉難嘅牌坊。
At the entrance of the park, there is an archway gate in memory of the deceased Chinese in war.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk