请缨 Traditional form: 請纓 Pinyin (reading): qǐngyīng Definitions: to volunteer for military service to offer oneself for an assignment Characters: 请 - to ask, to request; to invite; please 缨 - tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy Traditional characters: 請 - to ask, to request; to invite; please 纓 - tassel, ribbon; to bother, to annoy