A person or a thing who has been given away, relinquished, or taken away for the sake of another person or purpose.

A living animal offered during ancestral rites, such as cows, sheep, pigs, etc.

An item or animal offered during ancestral rites.

(figurative) A person whose life, property, reputation, interest, etc., has been taken away for the sake of another person or a certain purpose.

Giving away or relinquishing one's life, property, reputation, interest, etc., for another person or purpose.

A state of giving away or relinquishing one's life, property, reputation, interest, etc., for another person or purpose.

To give away or relinquish one's life, property, reputation, interest, etc., for the benefit of someone else or some cause.

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Vocabulary

희생

often; commonly; usually

soil

muddy water

absorption; intake

high spirits; fun; excitement; bah; humph; pah; A word imitating the sound of blowing one's nose hard or letting out breath through the nose

interest; curiosity

show; performance; box office hit; box office success

joys and sorrows; all kinds of emotions

hope

sacrifice

sacrifice; scapegoat

being sacrificial; sacrificial

strength; power; help; support; ability; energy; authority; force; effect; influence; courage; confidence

strenuous; laborious; hard; difficult; tough; badly off; in trouble; in difficulty

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An act of giving away or relinquishing one's life, property, reputation, interest, etc., for another person or purpose; or the state of being deprived of such things.

The state of losing one's life in a sad and pitiful manner due to an accident, natural disaster, etc.

희생犧牲

The hanja from which the word comes

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