die a martyr

die a martyr

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ā sh ē NCH é ngy ì, which means to sacrifice one's life for justice. The latter generally refers to giving up one's own life in order to safeguard the just cause. It's the same as "kill yourself to be benevolent". It comes from the biography of Yan Zan in the book of Jin.

Analysis of Idioms

To kill oneself to become benevolent

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Jin, biography of Yan Zuan, it is said that "if empress Lu now says that Chang has been rebellious, who dares to be the one who has killed himself and become righteous?"

Idiom usage

To sacrifice one's life for the sake of justice. How can a man who is not a great man be like this when he is in trouble! The biography of Cui Jian and Cui Mo in northern history