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Examples:a blood sacrifice (arch.)—feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)—"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything send their children abroad to study—imperial ancestral sacrifice—abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people—summer sacrifice for rain—be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)—a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart—beast slaughtered for sacrifice—formal wailing while offering sacrifice the departed—triennial sacrifice ancestors—sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause—roast meat for sacrifice—smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)—sacrifice one's life for—would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles—Eid al-Azha Festival of sacrifice on tenth of twelfth month of Muslim lunar calendar—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—car slave, sb forced sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car—remains of a sacrifice or a meal—pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)—die without regrets (idiom); to sacrifice oneself without hesitation—sacrifice for avoiding calamity—sacrifice one's life in a crisis—rook sacrifice save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling—sacrifice oneself for one's country—heir-requesting sacrifice—I beg you partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)—heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause—sacrifice oneself for love—sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group—fig. attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it—be willing to sacrifice everything one has [idiom.]—sacrifice one's wealth to save the state [idiom.]— |