舍生忘死

捨生忘死

shěshēng-wàngsǐ

idiom

Meanings

消防员舍生忘死，从大火中救出了三个孩子。

Xiāofáng yuán shěshēngwàngsǐ, cóng dàhuǒ zhōng jiù chū le sān gè háizi.

Risking everything, the firefighter pulled three children from the blaze.

战士们舍生忘死保卫祖国。

Zhànshì men shěshēngwàngsǐ bǎowèi zǔguó.

The soldiers defended their country without regard for their own lives.

医生在疫情中舍生忘死地工作。

Yīshēng zài yìqíng zhōng shěshēngwàngsǐ de gōngzuò.

Doctors worked through the epidemic with no thought for their own safety.

Heroic and weighty — used for soldiers, rescuers, doctors, and similar contexts. Sounds melodramatic if applied to ordinary risk.

history

From the Yuan zaju play 《锁魔镜》: 你须索舍死忘生，建立功勋 — you must risk your life to win merit.

舍 shě

生 shēng

忘 wàng

死 sǐ