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硬傷

简硬伤 · 繁硬傷

Mandarin · pinyin yìng shāng

injury
trauma
(fig.) glaring error
flaw
shortcoming

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硬: yìng · hard, firm, strong; obstinate
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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4–1 · ying4 shang1

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noun

wound (on a person); trauma; damage (on an implement)
(figurative) critical flaw; disadvantage that is inherent and difficult to fix; error of common knowledge (especially in a written text)

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