Definition
殉情 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to die for love', typically referring to a couple committing suicide together because their love is forbidden or they are separated by death. In use, the object 情 can be separated by aspect markers or measure words: e.g. 殉了情 (died for love), 殉过一次情 (died for love once).
v.o.
to die for love (often of a couple dying together)
Examples
- 殉情。Tāmen wèile àiqíng xuǎnzé xùn qíng.They chose to die for love.
- 。Nà duì liànrén xùn guò yí cì qíng.That couple died for love once.
- 殉情。Gǔdài hěnduō qínglǚ bèipò xùn qíng.In ancient times many couples were forced to die for love.
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