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血淚史

简血泪史 · 繁血淚史

Mandarin · pinyin xuè lèi shǐ

(fig.) history full of suffering
heart-rending story
Classifier: 部 bù

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
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史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals
泪: lèi · tears; weep, cry

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4–4–3 · xue4 lei4 shi3

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hyut3 leoi6 si2

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noun

history of blood, sweat and tears; tragic history

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