guǒ
shī

idiom

Meaning of 马革裹尸

马革裹尸 means to die in battle; to meet one's end on the battlefield. Pronounced mǎ gé guǒ shī.

  • to die in battle; to meet one's end on the battlefield

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
wéi
míng
jūn
rén
 
zǎo
bào
dìng
guǒ
shī
de
jué
xīn
 

As a soldier, he had long been determined to die on the battlefield.

Jiàng
shì
men
shì
yán
 
jūn
 
nìng
guǒ
shī
ér
huán
 

The officers and soldiers vowed that they would rather die in battle than return without defeating the enemy.

dài
duō
yīng
xióng
dōu
shí
xiàn
le
guǒ
shī
de
bēi
zhuàng
xiǎng
 

Many heroes in ancient times fulfilled the tragic ideal of dying on the battlefield.