马革裹尸

Traditional: 馬革裹屍

mǎ gé guǒ shī

Dictionary entry

to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)

What does 马革裹尸 mean?

马革裹尸 (mǎ gé guǒ shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)

2to give one's life on the battlefield

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马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]革géanimal hide · leather 裹guǒto wrap around · bundle; parcel; package 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)

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马革裹尸

mǎ gé guǒ shī

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