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銘心刻骨

简铭心刻骨 · 繁銘心刻骨

Mandarin · pinyin míng xīn kè gǔ

lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
铭: míng · inscribe, engrave

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2–1–4–3 · ming2 xin1 ke4 gu3

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ming5 sam1 hak1 gwat1

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