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哀毀瘠立

简哀毁瘠立 · 繁哀毀瘠立

Mandarin · pinyin āi huǐ jí lì

see 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì

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哀: āi · sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
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瘠: jí · thin, emaciated; barren
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
毁: huǐ · destroy

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1–3–2–4 · ai1 hui3 ji2 li4

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(idiomatic) synonym of 哀毀骨立 /哀毁骨立 (āihuǐgǔlì, “to be emaciated with grief at one's parents' death”)

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