粉身碎骨 — Chinese idiom
粉身碎骨
fěn shēn suì gǔ
Meaning
- (lit.) torn body and crushed bones
- (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life
Character by character
- 粉fěnpowder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
- 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
- 碎suìto break, to smash; broken, busted
- 骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework
Idioms sharing a character
- 涂脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn
- 桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn
- 粉墨登场 fěn mò dēng chǎng
- 一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn
- 以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé
- 以身报国 yǐ shēn bào guó
- 以身许国 yǐ shēn xǔ guó
- 以身试法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ
- 全身而退 quán shēn ér tuì
- 分身乏术 fēn shēn fá shù
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