死猪不怕开水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ die; dead; death
猪 zhū pig, hog, wild boar
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕 pà to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
开 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
水 shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice
烫 tàng scald, heat; wash; iron clothes