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狠心

Mandarin · pinyin hěn xīn

callous; heartless
to resolve (to do sth)
firm resolve (as in 下狠心 xià hěn xīn)

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狠: hěn · vicious, cruel; severely, extreme
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

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3–1 · hen3 xin1

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