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皮肉之苦

Mandarin · pinyin pí ròu zhī kǔ

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皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering

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2–4–1–3 · pi2 rou4 zhi1 ku3

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pei4 juk6 zi1 fu2

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