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歷盡滄桑

简历尽沧桑 · 繁歷盡滄桑

Mandarin · pinyin lì jìn cāng sāng

to have been through the hardships of life
to have been through the mill

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桑: sāng · mulberry tree; surname
历: lì · history; calendar
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
沧: cāng · blue, dark green; cold

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4–4–1–1 · li4 jin4 cang1 sang1

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