- 赴汤蹈火
- fùtāngdǎohuǒgo through fire and water; defy all difficulties and dangers* * *go through fire and water; go through the fire and watergo to a extremely dangerous area* * *go through fire and water* * *fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty* * *赴汤蹈火fù tāng dǎo huǒgo into boiling water and walk (step) on fire -- to undertake a matter fearlessly and vigorously in the interest of a cause or on behalf of a friend; defy all difficulties and danger; leap into a boiling cauldron or a blazing fire; go (get) through fire and flood (water); take all risks; jump into hot water or walk through fire; brave fire and flood; defy danger and death; charge (go) through fire and water; (be ready to) plunge into a raging fire and boiling water; go through a severe ordeal or sorrowful experience; go through the baptism of fire; go through thick and thin:他英勇对敌, 不避艰险,赴汤蹈火在所不计。 He faced the enemy valiantly, shuned no difficulties and dangers and would not hesitate to lay down his life if need be.* * *赴湯蹈火|赴汤蹈火 [fù tāng dǎo huǒ] ► to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.