粵

馬maa5革gaak3裹gwo2屍si1

simp马革裹尸
maa5 gaak3 gwo2 si1mǎ gé guǒ shī

English

  1. to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
  2. to give one's life on the battlefield
  3. to die with one's boots on

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為國捐軀,戰死沙場

Examples

  • 男人就要奮勇抗敵,要死都寧願死喺戰場上面,馬革裹屍,唔好病死喺牀上。

    [ChatGPT]A real man should bravely fight against the enemy. He would rather die on the battlefield than die of illness in bed, with his body wrapped in horsehide.

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

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