因公殉职

Traditional: 因公殉職

yīn gōng xùn zhí

Dictionary entry

to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

What does 因公殉职 mean?

因公殉职 (yīn gōng xùn zhí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

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因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]公gōngpublic · collectively owned 殉xùnto be buried with the dead · to die for a cause 职zhíoffice · duty

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因公殉职

yīn gōng xùn zhí

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