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马革裹尸

mǎ gé guǒ shī

4-character word Traditional 馬革裹屍

What 马革裹尸 means

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

The characters in 马革裹尸

• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 革géanimal hide; leather; to reform
• 裹guǒto wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang…
• 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…

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