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傷心致死

简伤心致死 · 繁傷心致死

Mandarin · pinyin shāng xīn zhì sǐ

to grieve to death
to die of a broken-heart

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傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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1–1–4–3 · shang1 xin1 zhi4 si3

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soeng1 sam1 zi3 sei2

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