not afraid of being killed

not afraid of being killed

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù B ì f ǔ Yu è, which means not to evade weapons such as axes and tomahawks. It describes the bravery of soldiers or the loyalty and unyielding of martyrs. It comes from the biography of Zhao Chongguo in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Axe and Tomahawk: ancient weapons.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Zhao Chongguo in the book of Han Dynasty, it is said that "the foolish minister is not afraid to avoid the axe and the axe, but only his majesty can examine him."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: regard death as home [antonym]: be greedy of life and fear of death

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive with commendatory meaning. He has never been loyal to his subordinates, so today he is not shy of the axe and the axe and speaks bitterly. Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 32