傷筋動骨

简 伤筋动骨 · 繁 傷筋動骨
Mandarin · pinyin shāng jīn dòng gǔ

Meanings

  1. to suffer serious injury (idiom)
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傷
shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
筋
jīn · muscles; tendons
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
骨
gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
伤
shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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1–1–4–3 · shang1 jin1 dong4 gu3

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  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to have a sprain or fracture
  2. (figurative) to suffer from serious injury; to have major mishap or changes

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