粵

獻hin3身san1

simp献身
hin3 san1xian4shen1xiàn shēn

English

  1. to commit one's energy to
  2. (verb) Devote to (someone or something)
  3. to devote oneself to
  4. to sacrifice one's life for
  5. (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
  6. to devote or dedicate oneself to; to give one's life to sth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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