粵

殉seon1難naan6

simp殉难
seon1 naan6xùn nàn

English

  1. to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
  2. a victim of a disaster
  3. typically, to sacrifice for justice, faith or the community

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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