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赴汤跳火 — “To brave any danger or difficulty”

赴汤跳火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to brave any danger or difficulty”. To go through fire and water; to spare no effort or sacrifice. Literally, “To go into boiling water and jump into fire”.

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赴汤跳火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

赴汤跳火 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
赴
fù9go to or attend
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
跳
tiào13jump, skip, pulsate, escape
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 赴汤跳火

为了帮助社区居民解决难题,志愿者们常常赴汤跳火,不辞辛劳。
To help solve problems for the community residents, the volunteers often go through fire and water, working tirelessly.

Idioms Related to 赴汤跳火

Synonyms of 赴汤跳火

  • fù赴tāng汤tóu投huǒ火brave any danger or difficulty
  • fù赴tāng汤dǎo蹈huǒ火brave any danger with extreme courage

More idioms starting with 赴

  • fù赴dōng东hǎi海ér而sǐ死resolved to die rather than fail
  • fù赴sǐ死rú如guī归face death unflinchingly
  • fù赴huǒ火dǎo蹈rèn刃brave fire and tread on blades
  • fù赴dǎo蹈tāng汤huǒ火brave untold dangers and hardships
  • fù赴xiǎn险rú如yí夷face danger as if it were easy

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Questions about 赴汤跳火

What does 赴汤跳火 mean?

赴汤跳火 (fù tāng tiào huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to brave any danger or difficulty”.

How do you pronounce 赴汤跳火?

赴汤跳火 is pronounced fù tāng tiào huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 赴汤跳火 literally mean?

Literally, 赴汤跳火 means “to go into boiling water and jump into fire”. It is used to mean “to brave any danger or difficulty”.

What is the Chinese definition of 赴汤跳火?

赴:去,走向;汤:开水。沸水敢蹚,烈火敢跳。比喻奋不顾身,不避艰险

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