巴心巴肝

Mandarin · pinyin bā xīn bā gān

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  1. with all one's heart (dialect)
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巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
肝
gān · liver
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1–1–1–1 · ba1 xin1 ba1 gan1

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