赴汤蹈火
fù tāng dǎo huǒ · lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 赴汤蹈火
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86; surname Huo
汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled; surname Tang
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
火锅huǒguōhotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
舞蹈wǔdǎodance (performance art); dancing