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to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)

以身许国
yǐ shēng xǔ guó
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Synonyms
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) · to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles舍生取义shě shēng qǔ yìdie a martyr at one's post以身殉职yǐ shēn xùn zhíto offer one's life in sacrifice肝脑涂地gān nǎo tú dì
Antonyms
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēnggreedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly · clinging abjectly to life · only interested in saving one's neck贪生怕死tān shēng pà sǐ
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