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創巨痛深

简创巨痛深 · 繁創巨痛深

Mandarin · pinyin chuāng jù tòng shēn

(idiom) deeply distressed

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巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
创: chuàng · establish, create; knife cut

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1–4–4–1 · chuang1 ju4 tong4 shen1

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