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殺身成仁
  saat3 san1 sing4 jan4   jyutping
  sha1 shen1 cheng2 ren2   pinyin
die to achieve virtue; die for a just cause


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
殺身成仁

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Characters in this word:

 saat3  -  kill, butcher; fight; abate; terribly
 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 sing4 seng4  -  succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
 jan4  -  benevolence; compassionate; kernel
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