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歷盡滄桑

简 历尽沧桑 · 繁 歷盡滄桑
Mandarin · pinyin lì jìn cāng sāng

Meanings

  1. to have been through the hardships of life
  2. to have been through the mill
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歷
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盡
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滄
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桑
sāng · mulberry tree; surname
历
lì · history; calendar
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
沧
cāng · blue, dark green; cold
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4–4–1–1 · li4 jin4 cang1 sang1

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歷盡滄桑 · li4 jin4 cang1 sang1
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Exact source record歷盡滄桑 历尽沧桑 [li4 jin4 cang1 sang1] /to have been through the hardships of life/to have been through the mill/