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蹈火赴汤 — “To go through fire and water”

蹈火赴汤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go through fire and water”. To brave all dangers; to spare no effort even in the face of extreme difficulties. Literally, “Tread on fire and plunge into boiling water”.

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蹈火赴汤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蹈火赴汤 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蹈
dǎo17tread, step, dance
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
赴
fù9go to or attend
汤
tāng6soup or hot water

Example Sentence with 蹈火赴汤

为了帮助社区重建,志愿者们不畏艰难,蹈火赴汤,投入到各项工作中
To help the community rebuild, volunteers bravely faced all difficulties, going through fire and water, dedicating themselves to various tasks.

Idioms Related to 蹈火赴汤

Synonyms of 蹈火赴汤

  • dǎo蹈fù赴tāng汤huǒ火brave extreme dangers

More idioms starting with 蹈

  • dǎo蹈rén人jiù旧zhé辙follow in others' old footsteps
  • dǎo蹈rén仁lǚ履yì义adhere to benevolence and righteousness
  • dǎo蹈qí其fù覆zhé辙repeat the same mistakes
  • dǎo蹈rèn刃bù不xuán旋face danger bravely without flinching
  • dǎo蹈lì厉zhī之zhì志spirit of vigorous endeavor
  • dǎo蹈lì厉fā发yáng扬Advance with vigor and spirit
  • dǎo蹈lì厉fèn奋fā发act with vigor and determination
  • dǎo蹈cháng常xí习gù故stick to old ways
  • dǎo蹈cháng常xí袭gù故follow old routines and customs
  • dǎo蹈gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways
  • dǎo蹈jī机wò握zhù杼control crucial mechanisms
  • dǎo蹈tāng汤fù赴huǒ火brave any danger or difficulty

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Questions about 蹈火赴汤

What does 蹈火赴汤 mean?

蹈火赴汤 (dǎo huǒ fù tāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go through fire and water”.

How do you pronounce 蹈火赴汤?

蹈火赴汤 is pronounced dǎo huǒ fù tāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蹈火赴汤 literally mean?

Literally, 蹈火赴汤 means “Tread on fire and plunge into boiling water”. It is used to mean “to go through fire and water”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蹈火赴汤?

比喻不避艰险。

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