死猪不怕开水烫

Traditional: 死豬不怕開水燙

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Dictionary entry

(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)

What does 死猪不怕开水烫 mean?

死猪不怕开水烫 (sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)

2(fig.) a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences

Character breakdown

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死sǐto die · impassable 猪zhūhog · pig 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-怕Pàsurname Pa 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 烫tàngto scald · to burn (by scalding)

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How to pronounce 死猪不怕开水烫

死猪不怕开水烫

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