舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马

捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬
shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ
  1. one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
  2. to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

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Entry Composition

1 舍得 shěde to be willing to part with sth
2 一身 yīshēn
  1. whole body
  2. from head to toe
  3. single person
  4. a suit of clothes
3 剐 guǎ cut off the flesh as punishment
4 敢 gǎn
  1. to dare
  2. daring
  3. (polite) may I venture
5 把 bǎ
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})
6 皇帝 huángdì emperor

classifier: 個
7 拉 lā
  1. to pull
  2. to play (a bowed instrument)
  3. to drag
  4. to draw
  5. to chat
  6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
8 下马 xiàmǎ
  1. to dismount from a horse
  2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)