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傷筋動骨

简伤筋动骨 · 繁傷筋動骨

Mandarin · pinyin shāng jīn dòng gǔ

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

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傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
筋: jīn · muscles; tendons
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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1–1–4–3 · shang1 jin1 dong4 gu3

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(traditional Chinese medicine) to have a sprain or fracture
(figurative) to suffer from serious injury; to have major mishap or changes

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