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Open the tool →蹈火探汤 (dǎo huǒ tàn tāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to brave fire and boiling water”.
蹈火探汤 is pronounced dǎo huǒ tàn tāng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蹈火探汤 means “to tread on fire and explore boiling water”. It is used to mean “to brave fire and boiling water”.
比喻不避艰险。同“蹈汤赴火”。