赴汤蹈火
Traditional form:
赴湯蹈火
Pinyin (reading):
fùtāngdǎohuǒ
Definitions:
- 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)
Characters:
- 赴 - to attend, to go to, to be present
- 汤 - soup, gravy, broth; hot water
- 蹈 - to dance, to stamp the feet
- 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
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