因公殉职 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to die in the course of performing one's duty

Character by character

• 因yīncause, reason; by; because
• 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
• 殉xùnmartyr; to die for a cause
• 职zhíduty, profession; office, post

Idioms sharing a character

• 互为因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ
• 前因后果 qián yīn hòu guǒ
• 因人成事 yīn rén chéng shì
• 因人而异 yīn rén ér yì
• 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn
• 因势利导 yīn shì lì dǎo
• 因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí
• 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí
• 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà
• 因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù

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