舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 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

舍 shě
HSK 5
house, dwelling; dwell, reside
得 de
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
剐 guǎ cut, cut flesh from bones
敢 gǎn
HSK 4
to dare, venture; bold, brave
把 bǎ
HSK 3
hold, take; guard; regard as
皇 huáng
HSK 6
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
帝 dì
HSK 6
supreme ruler, emperor; god
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187