見義勇為 [见义－为]

Jyutping gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4
Pinyin jiàn yì yǒng wéi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
  2. acting heroically in a just cause
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    見​到​應該​做​嘅​事​就​去​做​，​通常​嗰​件​事​都​冇​咩​人​肯做​；​形容​有​正義​感​嘅​人
    never hesitate to do what is right; literally: to act bravely when seeing righteousness
    • 阿釗見義勇為，見到個女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
      阿钊见义勇为，见到个女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
      aa3 ciu1 gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4, gin3 dou2 go3 neoi5 zai2 tiu3 hoi2 zau6 zik1 haak1 lok6 seoi2 gau3 keoi5.
      A-chiu never hesitates to do what is right. When he saw the girl jump into the sea, he followed to rescue her immediately.
  2. 近義詞
    挺身而出
  3. 反義詞
    見死不救
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to act bravely for a just cause
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2009
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    几位见义勇为的乘客把小偷抓住了，还把他送到了警方的手中。
    幾位見義勇為的乘客把小偷抓住了，還把他送到了警方的手中。
    jǐ wèi jiàn yì yǒng wéi de chéng kè bǎ xiǎo tōu zhuā zhù le ， hái bǎ tā sòng dào liǎo jǐng fāng de shǒu zhōng 。
    • Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    见义勇为
    見義勇為
    gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4
    • not to hesitate to do what is right
  2. Cantonese
    阿钊见义勇为，见到个女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
    阿釗見義勇為，見到個女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
    aa3 ciu1 gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4, gin3 dou2 go3 neoi5 zai2 tiu3 hoi2 zau6 zik1 haak1 lok6 seoi2 gau3 keoi5.
    • A-chiu never hesitates to do what is right. When he saw the girl jump into the sea, he followed to rescue her immediately.