死猪不怕开水烫 in English si3 zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1 shui3 tang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be unaffected (by sth)
  • undaunted

Simplified Characters

死 猪 不 怕 开 水 烫

Traditional Characters

死 豬 不 怕 開 水 燙

Pinyin

si3 zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1 shui3 tang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

死si3to die 猪zhu1hog 不bu4(negative prefix) 怕pa4surname Pa 开kai1to open 水shui3surname Shui 烫tang4to scald