匪ひ躬きゅう

noun

self-sacrificing service

Literary term for devoted service that disregards personal safety or benefit; used in classical or formal contexts.

• 「匪ひ躬きゅう」は、自じ分ぶんの身みを顧かえりみず尽つくすことを表あらわす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  匪躬 is an old word that expresses serving devotedly without regard for oneself.