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恨之入骨

Mandarin · pinyin hèn zhī rù gǔ

to hate sb to the bone (idiom)

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恨: hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188

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4–1–4–3 · hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3

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han6 zi1 jap6 gwat1

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(idiomatic) to hate to the bone; to hate deeply

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