偿命 (償命) chángmìng
chángmìng
verb
to repay with one's life
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: Of a murderer to pay for the crime with his life (CC-CEDICT '償命'; Guoyu '償命'; Mathews 1931 '償命', p. 26)
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- Discussion on Images of Ghosts 論鬼的形象 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Seven Don'ts of Economics 卷四 預留空間 經濟六不 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 1
- Me and Promoting the Dharma in Prisons 我的監獄弘法 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》 — count: 1
- 15. Only the Dharma is the Best Law 十五．佛法才是最好的法律 National Master Yulin 《玉琳國師》 — count: 1
- Care for Living and Dying Investigation (Volume 3) - A Buddhist View of 'Vegetarian Food Issues' 生死關懷探討（下冊） 佛教對「素食問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 杀人偿命 (殺人償命) 殺人償命 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》, Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Seven Don'ts of Economics 卷四 預留空間 經濟六不 — count: 3