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打心眼裡

简打心眼里 · 繁打心眼裡

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ xīn yǎn li

from the bottom of one's heart
heartily
sincerely

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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3–1–3–5 · da3 xin1 yan3 li5

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