Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「裹屍馬革」.
The idiom 「裹屍馬革」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Leather: leather. Wrap the body in horsehide. Describes the bravery and fearlessness of soldiers who died on the battlefield.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guǒ shī mǎ gé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwo2 si1 ma5 gaak3
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.
