一不怕苦，二不怕死

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful		two	to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid to not fear; to be fearless; to be not afraid; even if; even though	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (一不怕苦，二不怕死)		一	不怕	苦	，	二	不怕	死
simp. #(一不怕苦，二不怕死)		一	不怕	苦	，	二	不怕	死

Etymology

A slogan circulated in the People's Liberation Army and popularized by Mao Zedong.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄨˇ , ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐ [Phonetic: yī búpà kǔ, èr búpà sǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄎㄨˇ , ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bùpà kǔ, èr bùpà sǐh
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ pu⁴-pʻa⁴ kʻu³, êrh⁴ pu⁴-pʻa⁴ ssŭ³
    • Yale: yī bù-pà kǔ-, èr bù-pà sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i bupah kuu, ell bupah syy
    • Palladius: и бупа ку, эр бупа сы (i bupa ku, er bupa sy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰä⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

一不怕苦，二不怕死

1. (officialese) to fear neither hardship nor death

Synonyms

• 兩不怕／两不怕 (liǎngbùpà)