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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zì wǒ xī shēng
"他的自我牺牲感动了所有人。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of giving up one's own interests, happiness, or life for the sake of others or a greater cause.
"His self-sacrifice during the rescue mission saved many lives." - 2
A voluntary act of putting the needs of others before one's own, often in a moral or ethical context.
"Her self-sacrifice was evident when she donated her kidney to a stranger."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'self') and the noun 'sacrifice' (entering Middle English via Old French from Latin 'sacrificium', from 'sacer' meaning sacred and 'facere' meaning to make). The compounding emerged in the late 16th century to explicitly denote the surrender of one's own interests or life for a higher principle or others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-sacrifice" is said worldwide
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Sacrifice de soi
Transliteration: sakiʁif də swa
"Son sacrifice de soi a inspiré beaucoup de gens."
Selbstaufopferung
Transliteration: zɛlpstˈaʊ̯fˌɔp.fə.ʁʊŋ
"Seine Selbstaufopferung rettete viele Leben."
Auto-sacrificio
Transliteration: aʊ̯to sa.kriˈfi.tʃo
"Il suo auto-sacrificio è stato ammirato da tutti."
Auto-sacrificio
Transliteration: awto sa.kɾi.fiˈθjo
"Su auto-sacrificio fue un acto heroico."
Auto-sacrifício
Transliteration: awtu sa.kɾi.fiˈsi.u
"O auto-sacrifício dele salvou muitas vidas."
स्वयं-बलिदान
Transliteration: Svayam-balidan
"उसका स्वयं-बलिदान सभी के लिए प्रेरणा था।"
自我牺牲
Transliteration: zì wǒ xī shēng
"他的自我牺牲感动了所有人。"
자기 희생
Transliteration: jagi huisaeng
"그의 자기 희생은 많은 사람들에게 감동을 주었다."
自己犠牲
Transliteration: jiko gisei
"彼の自己犠牲は多くの人々に感動を与えた。"
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