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下油锅
xià​yóu​guō

to be fried in oil

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  • 上刀山,下油锅 shàng​dāo​shān​xià​yóu​guō to go through hell
    literally to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil; used to describe going through severe trials and tribulations or being willing to risk one's life