「義不容辭」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: ji6 bat1 jung4 ci4
Individual
Character Meaning:
義 just and righteous; meaning
不 no; negator; not
容 to let sby to; to allow sby to
辭 to decline; statement; speech; to dismiss; to sack; to fire; to resign; to quit; to farewell; to say goodbye; to evade; to refuse; to shy away from; phrases; vocabularies; words; excuse
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • a moral responsibility one cannot relinquish
    (Cant.) 呢ni1件gin6事si6義ji6不bat1容jung4辭ci4,我ngo5幫bong1得dak1手sau2嘅ge3即zik1管gun2開hoi1聲seng1。
    (Eng.) This is a matter of duty, I will do whatever I can to help you.

  • someone being inexcusably duty-bound
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5聽teng1到dou2火fo2場coeng4入jap6邊bin6有jau5喊haam3聲seng1,即zik1刻hak1義ji6不bat1容jung4辭ci4噉gam2衝cung1咗zo2入jap6去heoi3。
    (Eng.) When she heard faint cries from the flaming apartment, she rushed in without a second thought.

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