舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马

Traditional: 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬

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

Dictionary entry

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)

What does 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 mean?

舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 (shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)

2to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

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舍shěto give up; to abandon · to give alms 得déto obtain · to get 一yīone · single 身shēnbody · life 剐guǎcut off the flesh as punishment 敢gǎnto dare · daring 把bǎto hold; to grasp · to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 皇Huángsurname Huang

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舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马

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

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