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滾油煎心

简滚油煎心 · 繁滾油煎心

Mandarin · pinyin gǔn yóu jiān xīn

to suffer mental anguish (idiom)

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油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
煎: jiān · fry in fat or oil; boil in water
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
滚: gǔn · turn

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3–2–1–1 · gun3 you2 jian1 xin1

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gwan2 jau4 zin1 sam1

Cantonese word readings for 滾油煎心. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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