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舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马

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

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  1. 1. one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
  2. 2. to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

Child Words of 舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马

一
yī

one

一身
yī shēn

whole body

下
xià

down

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

把
bǎ

handlebar

把
bà

handle

拉
lā

to pull

舍得
shě de

to be willing to part with sth

敢
gǎn

to dare

皇帝
huáng dì

emperor

马
mǎ

horse

下马
xià mǎ

to dismount from a horse

剐
guǎ

cut off the flesh as punishment

帝
dì

emperor

舍
shě

to give up; to abandon

舍
shè

residence

身
shēn

body

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