因公殉职 in English yin1 gong1 xun4 zhi2 Meaning

Meanings

• to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

yin1 gong1 xun4 zhi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

因yin1old variant of 因[yin1] 公gong1public 殉xun4to be buried with the dead 职zhi2office