殉職

to die in the line of duty

Characters and words in 殉職

xùn = xu + (e)n4

to be buried with the dead / to die for a cause

zhí = zh + Ø2

office / duty

职 = 只 + 耳 : James II of England (zh) has to visit the governmental office (职) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) to ask about his taxes. There's a cuttlefish (只) on duty, and James literally has the cuttlefish's ear (耳).

Words with 殉職

to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

Sentences with 殉職

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