殉道
seon1 dou6xùn dào
English
- to die for a just cause
- to be martyred
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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