mǎ gé guǒ shī

Traditional: 馬革裹屍

马革裹尸 (mǎ gé guǒ shī) is a Chinese word meaning “to be buried in a horse hide (idiom); to give one's life on the battlefield”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
  2. 2to give one's life on the battlefield

Characters in 马革裹尸

马mǎ · horse革gé · animal hide裹guǒ · to wrap around尸shī · (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)

Related words

马上at once马horse马surname Ma尸体corpse; dead body尸(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)尸(bound form) corpse罗马Rome, capital of Italy马克mark (monetary unit)马克Mark (name)包裹to wrap up马丁Martin (name)验尸autopsy

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