鼎镬如饴 — “Cauldron and pot like sweet syrup”
鼎镬如饴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to face severe trials or death with complete fearlessness, treating extreme suffering as if it were a pleasure; utterly unafraid of death”. Literally, “Cauldron and pot like sweet syrup”.
鼎镬如饴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 鼎镬如饴 mean?
鼎镬如饴 (dǐng huò rú yí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to face severe trials or death with complete fearlessness, treating extreme suffering as if it were a pleasure; utterly unafraid of death”.
How do you pronounce 鼎镬如饴?
鼎镬如饴 is pronounced dǐng huò rú yí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼎镬如饴 literally mean?
Literally, 鼎镬如饴 means “Cauldron and pot like sweet syrup”. It is used to mean “to face severe trials or death with complete fearlessness, treating extreme suffering as if it were a pleasure; utterly unafraid of death”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼎镬如饴?
饴：麦芽糖，糖浆。受酷刑像吃糖一样。形容无所畏惧，视死如归。