舍 {shě}

1. to give up
2. to abandon
3. to give alms

捨〔舍〕 se² {shě}

1. to give up
2. to abandon
3. to give alms

舍 se³ {shè}

residence

舍 se³ {Shè}

surname She

捨得〔舍-〕 se² dak¹ {shě de}

to miss (emotion)

舍監〔-监〕 se³ gaam¹ {shè jiān}

Warden

捨得〔舍-〕 se² dak¹ {shě de}

to be willing to part with sth

捨己〔舍-〕 se² gei² {shě jǐ}

1. selfless
2. self-sacrifice (to help others)
3. self-renunciation
4. altruism

捨下〔舍-〕 se² haa⁶ {shě xià}

1. to abandon
2. to lay down

捨棄〔舍弃〕 se² hei³ {shě qì}

1. to give up
2. to abandon
3. to abort

捨命〔舍-〕 se² ming⁶ {shě mìng}

to risk one's life

捨身〔舍-〕 se² san¹ {shě shēn}

to give one's life

舍弟 se³ dai⁶ {shè dì}

my younger brother (humble term)

舍下 se³ haa⁶ {shè xià}

my humble home

舍人 se³ jan⁴ {shè rén}

1. ancient office title
2. rich and important person

舍友 se³ jau² {shè yǒu}

dormitory roommate

舍利 se³ lei⁶ {shè lì}

1. ashes after cremation
2. Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

捨不得〔舍--〕 se² bat¹ dak¹ {shě bu de}

1. to hate to do sth
2. to hate to part with
3. to begrudge

舍利塔 se³ lei⁶ taap³ {shè lì tǎ}

1. stupa
2. tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha

舍利子 se³ lei⁶ zi² {shè lì zi}

1. ashes after cremation
2. Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

捨近求遠〔舍--远〕 se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyun⁵ {shě jìn qiú yuǎn}

verb; literally: reject what is near at hand and seek what is far away, it describes making things more complicated

捨我其誰〔舍--谁〕 se² ngo⁵ kei⁴ seoi⁴ {shě wǒ qí shuí}

I not me, then who? it describes people who are very responsible, very willing to take up responsibilities

捨身圖報〔舍-图报〕 se² san¹ tou⁴ bou³ {shě shēn tú bào}

to repay for favor, even if it costs one's life

捨本逐末〔舍---〕 se² bun² zuk⁶ mut⁶ {shě běn zhú mò}

1. to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
2. to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

捨己救人〔舍---〕 se² gei² gau³ jan⁴ {shě jǐ jiù rén}

1. to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
2. altruism

捨己為公〔舍-为-〕 se² gei² wai⁶ gung¹ {shě jǐ wèi gōng}

1. to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
2. selfless and public spirited

捨己為人〔舍-为-〕 se² gei² wai⁶ jan⁴ {shě jǐ wèi rén}

1. to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
2. altruism

捨車保帥〔舍车-帅〕 se² geoi¹ bou² seoi³ {shě jū bǎo shuài}

1. rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
2. to pass the buck

捨身求法〔舍---〕 se² san¹ kau⁴ faat³ {shě shēn qiú fǎ}

to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

捨生取義〔舍--义〕 se² sang¹ ceoi² ji⁶ {shě shēng qǔ yì}

1. to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
2. would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

捨生忘死〔舍---〕 se² sang¹ mong⁴ sei² {shě shēng wàng sǐ}

1. bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
2. undaunted by perils

捨正從邪〔舍-从-〕 se² zing³ cung⁴ ce⁴ {shě zhèng cóng xié}

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

舍利子塔 se³ lei⁶ zi² taap³ {shè lì zi tǎ}

1. stupa with Buddhist relics
2. pagoda

捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬〔舍---剐-------马〕 se² dak¹ jat¹ san¹ gwaa² ，gam² baa² wong⁴ dai³ laai¹ haa⁶ maa⁵ {shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ}

1. one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
2. to a fearless person, no fence is high enough