马革裹尸 mǎ gé guǒ shī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
革 gé
HSK 5
leather, animal hides; rad. 177
裹 guǒ
HSK 5
wrap, bind; encircle, confine
尸 shī
HSK 6
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44