成仁取义chéng rén qǔ yìdie a martyr; die for a just cause; lay down one’s life for a cause
❍ 投身革命即为家，血雨腥风应有涯。取义成仁今日事，人间遍种自由花。(陈毅《梅岭三章·其三》)This revolution has been my home; |Though heaven rains blood,slaughter eventually ends.|Today our just cause claims our lives|Sowing flowers of freedom over all the earth. 成仁取义chēn rén qǔ yì指为正义事业而献出生命。die a martyr to a just cause, die for a righteous cause, lay down one’s life for a cause |