1: Serve the country with a true heart:
Explanation: Red: fiery red, a metaphor for purity; pure heart: loyalty; serve the country: serve the country. It used to mean serving the emperor loyally. Now it is also described as being brave and loyal and serving the country. - Han Dian Zdic.net -
Source: "Zi Zhi Tong Jian·Chen Ji Wen, Emperor Tianjia's First Year": "The king said: 'The kings are rebellious and want to kill the good and evil! Respect the emperor and cut him down. No matter how sinful it is for princes to serve their country wholeheartedly
2: Sacrificing one’s life for one’s country:
Explanation: Being loyal to one’s country and giving up one’s life — Han Dian Zdic.net —
Source: "Song Book·Shen Wenxiu Biography" written by Shen Yue of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty: "Bo Zong said: 'If a husband should die on the battlefield and die for his country, how can he return to the hands of his dead children? '"
Example: It may be expressed in not being an official of the new dynasty or even ~. ◎Zhu Ziqing's "On Integrity"
3: Sacrificing one's life for the country:
Explanation: donate: sacrifice; body: body, refers to sacrificing one's life for the country -- Han Dian Zdic.net --
Source: Ming Dynasty Xu Zhonglin's "Fengshen Yanyi" Chapter 52: “Poor Prime Minister Chengtang, he sacrificed his life for the country. ”
Grammar: more formal; used as a predicate and attributive; with a complimentary meaning
4: Worrying about the country and forgetting about home:
Explanation: not thinking about oneself because of worries about national affairs -- Han Dian Zdic.net --
Source: "Book of the Later Han·Lai She's Biography": "Zhonglang came to She and fought for many years, pacifying Qiang and Long. He was worried about his country and forgot his family, and was loyal and filial. Clearly written. ”
Example: ~, with far-reaching meaning, the so-called virtuous and mature person in the dynasty. ◎Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "On Confucius' Official Status"
5: Serve the country with loyalty:
Explanation: To be loyal to the country and sacrifice everything - Han Dian Zdic.net -
Source: "Northern History·Yan Zhiyi Biography": "The public has been favored by the court and should serve the country with loyalty. . "History of the Song Dynasty·Yue Fei's Biography": "Why was it originally ordered to cast the sword? The clothes flew apart and were cast on the back. There were four characters "loyalty to serve the country", which are deeply rooted in the skin. "
Example: Today I wish to tell the ancestors of heaven and earth that I will tattoo the four characters "~" on your back. ◎Chapter 22 of "The Complete Biography of Shuo Yue" by Qian Cai of the Qing Dynasty
Synonyms: serve the country with loyalty
Antonyms: betray the country and seek glory
Grammar: conjunction; used as predicate and attributive; to describe being very patriotic