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馬革裹屍

简马革裹尸 · 繁馬革裹屍

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ gé guǒ shī

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

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馬: Look up this written character
革: gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
裹: guǒ · wrap, bind; encircle, confine
屍: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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3–2–3–1 · ma3 ge2 guo3 shi1

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maa5 gaak3 gwo2 si1

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maa5 gaak3 gwo2 si1

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verb

to die in the battlefield (of a soldier)

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