舍己救人 — Chinese idiom
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
Traditional: 捨己救人
Meaning
- to abandon self for others ; to sacrifice oneself to help the people
- altruism
Character by character
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon,
- 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly ste
- 救jiùaid, help; to rescue, to save
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě
- 善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě
- 四邻八舍 sì lín bā shè
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè
- 舍己为公 shě jǐ wèi gōng
- 舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò
- 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié
- 舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ
- 舍身求法 shě shēn qiú fǎ
- 施粥舍饭 shī zhōu shě fàn
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