獻身
simp献身hin3 san1xian4shen1xiàn shēn
English
- to commit one's energy to
- (verb) Devote to (someone or something)
- to devote oneself to
- to sacrifice one's life for
- (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
- to devote or dedicate oneself to; to give one's life to sth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 投入自己全部嘅精力同生命去做一件事
Examples
我认为这些是值得为之献身的原则。
I think these are principles worth dying for.
Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY
佢決定獻身教育事業。
She decided to dedicate her life to education.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk