粉身碎骨
fěn​shēn​suì​gǔ

to die a cruel death

  • created sense approved 粉身碎骨 · fěn​shēn​suì​gǔ · to die a cruel death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粉身碎骨

    fěn​shēn​suì​gǔ

    to die a cruel death

    (idiom) to be torn to pieces or have one's bones crushed; most often used figuratively to mean sacrificing one's life for a cause or dying a horrific death

    粉 (literal) → 粉 · fěn · to turn into powder 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · body 碎 (literal) → 碎 · suì · to break 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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