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良苦用心

Mandarin · pinyin liáng kǔ yòng xīn

to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth

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良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

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2–3–4–1 · liang2 ku3 yong4 xin1

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loeng4 fu2 jung6 sam1

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