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力盡神危

简力尽神危 · 繁力盡神危

Mandarin · pinyin lì jìn shén wēi

(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted

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力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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4–4–2–1 · li4 jin4 shen2 wei1

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