捨生忘死

Chinese

		give up; abandon	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to forget; to overlook; to neglect	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (捨生忘死)		捨	生	忘	死
simp. (舍生忘死)		舍	生	忘	死
Literally: “to abandon life and forget death”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěshēngwàngsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shěshēngwàngsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shěshengwàngsǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shê³-shêng¹-wang⁴-ssŭ³
    • Yale: shě-shēng-wàng-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheeshengwanqsyy
    • Palladius: шэшэнвансы (šɛšɛnvansy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

捨生忘死

1. to risk one's life without hesitation; displaying extreme bravery and selflessness

Synonyms

• 捨死忘生／舍死忘生 (shěsǐwàngshēng)