Pawn one's life

Pawn one's life

Pawn one's life, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is di à NSH à nm à im à ng, which means pawning one's body, selling one's life and giving up everything. It comes from journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

I don't need your promise of "pawn your life and work hard".

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: broken to pieces

The origin of Idioms

The 40th chapter of Wu Chengen's journey to the West in the Ming Dynasty: "I would like to thank my teacher for my hard work."

Idiom explanation

Pawn your body and sell your life. It means to give everything you have.