粵

殉seon1道dou6

seon1 dou6xùn dào

English

  1. to die for a just cause
  2. to be martyred

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗自己嘅信仰、信念而死;所持嘅信仰、信念多數都係不容於當地嘅法律或者意識形態

Examples

  • 以身殉道

    to sacrifice oneself and be martyred

  • 自焚殉道

    to immolate oneself as a sacrifice

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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