履汤蹈火 — “To go through great hardships and dangers”
履汤蹈火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go through great hardships and dangers”. To brave dangers and difficulties. Literally, “tread on boiling water and step into fire”.
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履汤蹈火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
履汤蹈火 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 履汤蹈火
为了帮助社区居民解决困难，他决定履汤蹈火，毫无怨言。
To help the community residents overcome difficulties, he decided to brave all dangers and difficulties without complaint.
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- lǚ履yíng盈dǎo蹈mǎn满at the pinnacle of honor and prosperity
- lǚ履chuān穿zhǒng踵jué决wearing worn-out shoes, exposed heels
- lǚ履xì舄jiāo交cuò错many guests or a crowded place
- lǚ履bó薄lín临shēn深in a perilous situation, needing great caution
- lǚ履zú足chà差jiān肩extremely close or intimate
- lǚ履xiǎn险rú如yí夷handle perilous situation with ease
- lǚ履xiǎn险ruò若yí夷face danger with ease
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What does 履汤蹈火 mean?
履汤蹈火 (lǚ tāng dǎo huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go through great hardships and dangers”.
How do you pronounce 履汤蹈火?
履汤蹈火 is pronounced lǚ tāng dǎo huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 履汤蹈火 literally mean?
Literally, 履汤蹈火 means “tread on boiling water and step into fire”. It is used to mean “to go through great hardships and dangers”.
What is the Chinese definition of 履汤蹈火?
身入汤火。比喻处苦难之境。