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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「舍生忘死」, with its explanation below.

The idiom being introduced now is 「舍生忘死」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Don’t take personal life and death to heart.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shě shēng wàng sǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

se3 saang1/sang1 mong4 sei2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.