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马革裹尸

mǎ gé guǒ shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) / to give one's life on the battlefield
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-60454730e9feb601. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬革裹屍 马革裹尸 [ma3 ge2 guo3 shi1] /to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)/to give one's life on the battlefield/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬革裹屍

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 革
    gé

    animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

  • 裹
    guǒ

    to wrap around / bundle / parcel / package / to press into service / to pressgang / to make off with (sth)

  • 尸
    shī

    (literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) / (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution) / (bound form) corpse

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