fù tāng dǎo huǒ

Traditional: 赴湯蹈火

赴汤蹈火 (fù tāng dǎo huǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to brave any danger
  3. 3to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)

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