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马革裹尸
mǎ​gé​guǒ​shī

to die in battle

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 马 馬 mǎ noun
    horse
    horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work
  2. 革 gé noun
    leather
    animal hide or processed leather
  3. 裹尸 裹屍 guǒ​shī
    to wrap a corpse
    To wrap up a dead body for burial; sometimes used in a military context to describe dying on the battlefield.
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