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切膚之痛

简切肤之痛 · 繁切膚之痛

Mandarin · pinyin qiè fū zhī tòng

keenly felt pain
bitter anguish

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切: qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
膚: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
肤: fū · skin; superficial, shallow

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4–1–1–4 · qie4 fu1 zhi1 tong4

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cit3 fu1 zi1 tung3

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