牺 | [ xī ] sacrifice |
牺牲 | [ xī shēng ] to sacrifice one's life, to sacrifice (sth valued), beast slaughtered as a sacrifice |
牺牲品 | [ xī shēng pǐn ] sacrificial victim, sb who is expendable, item sold at a loss |
牺牲打 | [ xī shēng dǎ ] sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball) |
牺牲者 | [ xī shēng zhě ] sb who sacrifices himself, sacrificial victim, sb who is expendable |
⇒ 伏牺 | [ fú xī ] variant of 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] |
⇒ 庖牺氏 | [ paó xī shì ] another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1] |
⇒ 英勇牺牲 | [ yīng yǒng xī shēng ] to heroically sacrifice one's life |