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心急如焚

Mandarin · pinyin xīn jí rú fén

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
焚: fén · burn

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1–2–2–2 · xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2

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sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4

Cantonese word readings for 心急如焚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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