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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
xi1 sheng1	hei1 saang1, sang1	hei1 saang1, sang1	to sacrifice oneself / to lay down one's life / to do sth at the expense of / beast slaughtered for sacrifice / sacrifice

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
犧 Learn more	xi1	hei1	hei1	sacrifice
牲 Learn more	sheng1	saang1, sang1	saang1, sang1	domestic animal / sacrificial animal

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Traditional	Pinyin	Used for
個	ge4	general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects

Their lives have not been laid down in vain.

He vowed to himself to avenge his martyred comrade.

He sacrificed himself and so saved his country.

Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed.

How many jobs should be sacrificed in order to protect endangered wildlife?

His father, also a top-ranking officer, had perished during the war.

He was the victim of those in his own party who had the goods on him.

Not all had been lost, strayed, or captured.

What part of the world is it that you will sacrifice for my charms?

He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on