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嘔心瀝血

简呕心沥血 · 繁嘔心瀝血

Mandarin · pinyin ǒu xīn lì xuè

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嘔: Look up this written character
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
瀝: Look up this written character
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
呕: ǒu · vomit; annoy, enrage
沥: lì · trickle, drip; strain; dregs

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3–1–4–4 · ou3 xin1 li4 xue4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 2 Cantonese readings

au2 sam1 lik1 hyut3

Cantonese word readings for 嘔心瀝血. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

au2 sam1 lik6 hyut3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) determination and hard work; put your blood, sweat and tears into it