舍死忘生 — “To disregard one's own safety”
舍死忘生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety”. To be ready to sacrifice one's life without hesitation. Literally, “Forsake death and forget life”.
舍死忘生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 舍死忘生
Xue Rengui, a farmer from Dahungzhuang in Yizhou's Longmen, loved martial arts since childhood and mastered eighteen forms of combat by the age of 20. He yearned to join the army and serve his land.
His parents encouraged him to be ready to sacrifice his life for the greater good.
He told his parents, "Now that the land needs talent, to eliminate threats and secure the borders, with your son's learned martial arts, wisdom, and courage, if I am on the battlefield, won't success be swift?"
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More idioms starting with 舍
- shě舍mìng命bù不shě舍cái财value wealth more than life
- shě舍mìng命jiù救rén人sacrifice life to save others
- shě舍mìng命péi陪jūn君zǐ子risk all to accompany a friend
- shě舍ān安jiù就wēi危abandon safety for peril
- shě舍shí实tīng听shēng声disregard facts and listen to hearsay
- shě舍shí实qiú求xū虚abandon the substantial for the illusory
- shě舍jǐ己wèi为rén人sacrifice self for others
- shě舍jǐ己wèi为gōng公sacrifice self for public good
- shě舍jǐ己cóng从rén人defer to others' opinions
- shě舍jǐ己jiù就rén人yield one's own views for others
- shě舍jǐ己chéng成rén人sacrifice self to help others
- shě舍jǐ己jiù救rén人sacrifice oneself to save others
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What does 舍死忘生 mean?
舍死忘生 (shě sǐ wàng shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety”.
How do you pronounce 舍死忘生?
舍死忘生 is pronounced shě sǐ wàng shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 舍死忘生 literally mean?
Literally, 舍死忘生 means “Forsake death and forget life”. It is used to mean “to disregard one's own safety”.
Where does 舍死忘生 come from?
舍死忘生 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 舍死忘生?
舍死：舍得牺牲；忘生：忘掉性命。不把个人的生死放在心上。