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眼穿腸斷

简眼穿肠断 · 繁眼穿腸斷

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn chuān cháng duàn

waiting anxiously (idiom)

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
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斷: Look up this written character
肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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3–1–2–4 · yan3 chuan1 chang2 duan4

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ngaan5 cyun1 coeng4 dyun6

Cantonese word readings for 眼穿腸斷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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