Your free Chinese learning resource is here! This idiom and proverb series introduces phrases rich in meaning. Today, we explain 「躬蹈矢石」 and its usage.
Discover the idiom 「躬蹈矢石」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
It refers to generals who go to the front line in person, braving the enemy’s arrows and rocks, and are not afraid of sacrificing themselves.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gōng dǎo shǐ shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gung1 dou6 chi2 sek6
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