gān
nǎo

idiom
formal

Meaning of 肝脑涂地

肝脑涂地 means original: to die a gruesome death in war; one's brains and liver smearing the ground; to sacrifice one's life; to die for a cause; to be utterly loyal. Pronounced gān nǎo tú dì.

  • original: to die a gruesome death in war; one's brains and liver smearing the ground
  • to sacrifice one's life; to die for a cause; to be utterly loyal

Definitions & Examples

dài
zhàn
zhēng
zhōng
 
duō
zhàn
shì
gān
nǎo
 
chǎng
miàn
cǎn
liè
 

In ancient warfare, many soldiers died gruesome deaths, their brains and liver smeared on the ground—a horrific sight.

Shī
miáo
huì
le
zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
gān
nǎo
de
bēi
cǎn
jǐng
xiàng
 

The verse depicts the tragic scene of carnage after the war.