身體是革命的本錢

1. • lit. the body is the revolution's capital
2. • fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)

Character by character

• 身(shēn)body
• 體(tǐ)body
• 是(shì)be
• 革(gé)animal hide
• 命(mìng)life
• 的(de)marks possession and modification
• 本(běn)root
• 錢(qián)coin