烈士

烈士

1. martyr
2. person with great ambition, spirits, or passion

   • 貪夫徇財，烈士徇名。夸者死權，品庶每生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     贪夫徇财，烈士徇名。夸者死权，品庶每生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 174 BCE, Jia Yi (賈誼), The Owl (《鵩鳥賦》), translated by Burton Watson

     Tānfū xùncái, lièshì xùnmíng. Kuāzhě sǐquán, pǐnshù měishēng. [Pinyin]

     The covetous run after riches,
     The impassioned pursue a fair name;
     The proud die struggling for power,
     While the people long only to live.

   • 老驥伏櫪，志在千里；烈士暮年，壯心不已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 207, Cao Cao (曹操), Though the Tortoise Lives Long (《步出夏門行·龜雖壽》)

     Lǎo jì fúlì, zhì zài qiānlǐ; lièshì mùnián, zhuàngxīn bùyǐ. [Pinyin]

     An old war-horse may be stabled,
     Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;
     And a noble-hearted man though advanced in years
     Never abandons his proud aspirations.

   • 公與張氏且驚且喜，久之，曰：“烈士不欺人，固無畏。”促鞭而行。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     公与张氏且惊且喜，久之，曰：“烈士不欺人，固无畏。”促鞭而行。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. late 9^th century, Du Guangting,《虯髯客傳》 (The Man with the Curly Beard)

     Gōng yǔ Zhāng-shì qiě jīng qiě xǐ, jiǔzhī, yuē: “Lièshì bù qī rén, gù wúwèi.” Cù biān ér xíng. [Pinyin]

     Li and Miss Zhang were both amazed and delighted for a while and said: “Such a brave fellow never tells lies. There's nothing to worry about.” So they took their whips and continued the journey.

• (martyr): 英烈 (yīngliè)
• (person with great ambition): 志士 (zhìshì)

• (Tokyo) れっし [réꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ɕːi]

烈(れっ)士(し) • (resshi) 

1. martyr, hero

   Synonym: 烈夫

烈士 • (yeolsa) (hangeul 열사)

1. hanja form^? of 열사 (“martyr”)

烈士

1. chữ Hán form of liệt sĩ (“martyr”)