馬革裹屍 mǎ gé guǒ shī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
  2. to give one's life on the battlefield

CHARACTERS

馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
革 gé
HSK 5
leather, animal hides; rad. 177
裹 guǒ
HSK 5
wrap, bind; encircle, confine
屍 shī corpse, carcass