死猪不怕开水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng

fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
  2. 2. undaunted
  3. 3. lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
猪 zhū HSK 5
pig; hog; swine
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
烫 tàng HSK 5
scalding hot; to scald; to iron