粵

赴fu6湯tong1蹈dou6火fo2

simp赴汤蹈火
fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2fù tāng dǎo huǒ

English

  1. lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)
  2. fig. to brave any danger
  3. to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
  4. to be willing to undergo any hardship; to be willing to go through fire and water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 甘願承受苦厄

Examples

  • 赴湯蹈火，在所不辭

    one will not decline despite hardship

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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