捨得一身剮,敢把皇帝拉下馬 shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

捨 shě discard, give up willingly; give alms
得 de obtain, get, gain, acquire
一 yī one; a, an; alone
身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
剮 guǎ cut, cut flesh from bones
敢 gǎn to dare, venture; bold, brave
把 bǎ hold, take; guard; regard as
皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god
拉 lā pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187