忘生舍死 — “To disregard one's own safety and be ready to lay down one's life”
忘生舍死 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety and be ready to lay down one's life”. Utterly fearless of death. Literally, “Forget life, abandon death”.
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忘生舍死 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忘生舍死 Character Breakdown
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在灾难面前，救援人员忘生舍死，第一时间冲入现场救助伤员
In the face of disaster, rescue workers, utterly disregarding their own safety, rushed to the scene to assist the injured.
Idioms Related to 忘生舍死
Synonyms of 忘生舍死
More idioms starting with 忘
- wàng忘hū乎qí其xíng形forget oneself in triumph or delight
- wàng忘hū乎suǒ所yǐ以carried away by excitement or pride
- wàng忘qí其suǒ所yǐ以forget oneself due to excitement or pride
- wàng忘chuò啜fèi废zhěn枕forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘qǐn寝fèi废shí食forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘nián年zhī之jiāo交friendship between people of different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之qì契friendship between different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之hǎo好close friendship transcending age
- wàng忘nián年jiāo交friendship transcending age
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之jiāo交friendship of forgotten formalities
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之qì契friendship transcending social status
- wàng忘xíng形jiāo交friendship ignoring outward appearances
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What does 忘生舍死 mean?
忘生舍死 (wàng shēng shě sǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to disregard one's own safety and be ready to lay down one's life”.
How do you pronounce 忘生舍死?
忘生舍死 is pronounced wàng shēng shě sǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忘生舍死 literally mean?
Literally, 忘生舍死 means “Forget life, abandon death”. It is used to mean “to disregard one's own safety and be ready to lay down one's life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忘生舍死?
忘却性命，不怕牺牲。