舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 in English she3 de5 yi1 shen1 gua3 , gan3 ba3 huang2 di4 la1 xia4 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

  • one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
  • to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

Simplified Characters

舍 得 一 身 剐 ， 敢 把 皇 帝 拉 下 马

Traditional Characters

捨 得 一 身 剮 ， 敢 把 皇 帝 拉 下 馬

Pinyin

she3 de5 yi1 shen1 gua3 , gan3 ba3 huang2 di4 la1 xia4 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

舍she3to give up 得de2to obtain 一yi1one 身shen1body 剐gua3cut off the flesh as punishment ， 敢gan3to dare 把ba3to hold 皇huang2surname Huang 帝di4emperor 拉la1to pull 下xia4down 马ma3surname Ma