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马革裹尸

mǎgéguǒshī

Traditional: 馬革裹屍

to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) / to give one's life on the battlefield

Character Breakdown

马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3
革
gé
leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
HSK 5
裹
guǒ
to wrap, to encircle; to confine, to bind
HSK 5
尸
shī
body, corpse
HSK 6

Additional Information

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