死豬不怕開水燙 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
HSK 4
die; dead; death
豬 zhū pig, hog
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
燙 tàng scald, heat; wash; iron clothes