赴汤蹈火

Traditional: 赴湯蹈火

fù tāng dǎo huǒ

Dictionary entry

lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)

What does 赴汤蹈火 mean?

赴汤蹈火 (fù tāng dǎo huǒ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)

2fig. to brave any danger

3to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)

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赴fùto go · to visit (e.g. another country)汤Tāngsurname Tang 蹈dǎoto tread on · to trample 火Huǒsurname Huo

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