赴汤蹈火 in English fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to brave any danger
  • to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)

Simplified Characters

赴 汤 蹈 火

Traditional Characters

赴 湯 蹈 火

Pinyin

fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

赴fu4to go 汤tang1surname Tang 蹈dao3to tread on 火huo3surname Huo