舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 — “Willing to risk one's body being sliced, daring to pull the emperor off his horse”
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be prepared to risk everything, even one's life, to achieve a difficult goal or to challenge a powerful adversary; to show extreme courage and determination in the face of daunting odds”. Literally, “Willing to risk one's body being sliced, daring to pull the emperor off his horse”.
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 Pronunciation and Pinyin
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| shě | 8 | house, give way | |
| de | 11 | obtain, must, or suitable | |
| yī | 1 | one, a, single, whole | |
| shēn | 7 | body, person, life, self | |
| guǎ | 9 | cut or scratch | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| gǎn | 12 | to dare or be bold | |
| bǎ | 7 | to hold, to grasp | |
| huáng | 9 | monarch, emperor, imperial | |
| dì | 9 | supreme ruler or emperor | |
| lā | 8 | pull, drag, or draw | |
| xià | 3 | below, down, next, to descend | |
| mǎ | 3 | horse, big, large |
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What does 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 mean?
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 (shě de yī shēn guǎ ， gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be prepared to risk everything, even one's life, to achieve a difficult goal or to challenge a powerful adversary; to show extreme courage and determination in the face of daunting odds”.
How do you pronounce 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马?
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 is pronounced shě de yī shēn guǎ ， gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 literally mean?
Literally, 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 means “Willing to risk one's body being sliced, daring to pull the emperor off his horse”. It is used to mean “to be prepared to risk everything, even one's life, to achieve a difficult goal or to challenge a powerful adversary; to show extreme courage and determination in the face of daunting odds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马?
比喻再难的事，拼着一死也敢干下去。