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煞費苦心
简 煞费苦心 · 繁 煞費苦心Mandarin · pinyin shà fèi kǔ xīn
Meanings
- to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
- at the cost of a lot of effort
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4–4–3–1 · sha4 fei4 ku3 xin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saat3 fai3 fu2 sam1
Cantonese word readings for 煞費苦心. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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saat3 fai3 fu2 sam1
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