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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「粉骨捐軀」, with its explanation below.

Discover the idiom 「粉骨捐軀」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

It means to be torn into pieces and sacrifice one’s life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fěn gǔ juān qū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fan2 gwat1 gyun1 keui1

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