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捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬

简舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 · 繁捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬

Mandarin · pinyin shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

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捨: Look up this written character
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
剮: Look up this written character
敢: gǎn · to dare, venture; bold, brave
把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
馬: Look up this written character
舍: shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
剐: guǎ · cut, cut flesh from bones
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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