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淪肌浹髓

简沦肌浃髓 · 繁淪肌浹髓

Mandarin · pinyin lún jī jiā suǐ

lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected
moved to the core

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肌: jī · muscle tissue; meat on bones
浹: Look up this written character
髓: suǐ · bone marrow; essences, substances
沦: lún · be lost; sink, be submerged
浃: jiā · saturate, drench; damp, wet

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2–1–1–3 · lun2 ji1 jia1 sui3

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leon4 gei1 zip3 seoi5

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