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嘗盡心酸

简尝尽心酸 · 繁嘗盡心酸

Mandarin · pinyin cháng jìn xīn suān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
尝: cháng · taste; experience, experiment
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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2–4–1–1 · chang2 jin4 xin1 suan1

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soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1

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