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死豬不怕開水燙
简 死猪不怕开水烫 · 繁 死豬不怕開水燙Mandarin · pinyin sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
Meanings
- (lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)
- (fig.) a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences
Characters in this entry
- 死
- sǐ · die; dead; death
- 豬
- zhū · pig, hog
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 怕
- pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
- 開
- kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 燙
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- 猪
- zhū · pig, hog, wild boar
- 开
- kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
- 烫
- tàng · scald, heat; wash; iron clothes
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Mandarin tones
3–1–4–4–1–3–4 · si3 zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1 shui3 tang4
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