như dê tế đền
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Meaning · English
to sacrifice oneself for the benefit of others
Literally: like a goat sacrificing at the temple
Examples
Anh ấy đã hy sinh như dê tế đền để bảo vệ gia đình.He sacrificed himself like a goat sacrificing at the temple to protect his family.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “như dê tế đền” mean?
to sacrifice oneself for the benefit of others Literally: like a goat sacrificing at the temple
Is “như dê tế đền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.