not afraid of being killed
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù B ì f ǔ Yu è, which means not to evade weapons such as axes and tomahawks. It describes the bravery of soldiers or the loyalty and unyielding of martyrs. It comes from the biography of Zhao Chongguo in the history of Han Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Axe and Tomahawk: ancient weapons.
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Zhao Chongguo in the book of Han Dynasty, it is said that "the foolish minister is not afraid to avoid the axe and the axe, but only his majesty can examine him."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: regard death as home [antonym]: be greedy of life and fear of death
Idiom usage
The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive with commendatory meaning. He has never been loyal to his subordinates, so today he is not shy of the axe and the axe and speaks bitterly. Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 32
Chinese PinYin : bù bì fǔ yuè
not afraid of being killed
straight talks invite disaster. zhí yán gǔ huò
there remained but a single one. shuò guǒ jǐn cún
To wash troops and herd horses. xǐ bīng mù mǎ
alliance between the two families by marriage. qín huān jìn ài