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Home / Idiom / 马革裹尸

to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) · to give one's life on the battlefield

马革裹尸
mǎ gé guǒ shī
m+ǎ·3rd toneg+é·2nd toneg+uǒ·3rd tonesh+ī·1st tone
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lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) · fig. to brave any danger · to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)赴汤蹈火fù tāng dǎo huǒ(idiom) to fight to the death; to wage a life-or-death battle决一死战jué yī sǐ zhànto sacrifice one's life · to sacrifice (sth valued) · beast slaughtered as a sacrifice牺牲xī shēngto offer one's life in sacrifice肝脑涂地gān nǎo tú dì
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