赴湯蹈火，在所不辭 (fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2, zoi6 so2 bat1 ci4 | fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3, zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2) : won't flinch from any dangerous task

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赴湯蹈火，在所不辭

fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2, zoi6 so2 bat1 ci4

fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3, zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2

won't flinch from any dangerous task; be willing to risk death to accomplish a task; be willing to lay one's life on the line, is not even worth mentioning, often said when one receives a assignment or mission in the old times

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

赴湯蹈火，在所不辭 / 赴汤蹈火，在所不辞

This word has been viewed 2466 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 28th Aug 2009 23:46 and last edited on 16th Oct 2009 07:30

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Characters in this word:

赴 fu6 - go to
湯 tong1 soeng1 - soup; hot water; a surname
蹈 dou6 tou1 - tread; skip
火 fo2 - fire
， - (not in database)
在 zoi6 - at; in; on
所 so2 - location; position; building; office
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
辭 ci4 - diction; shirk; resign

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