切肤之痛

Traditional: 切膚之痛

qiè fū zhī tòng

Dictionary entry

keenly felt pain

What does 切肤之痛 mean?

切肤之痛 (qiè fū zhī tòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1keenly felt pain

2bitter anguish

Character breakdown

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切qiēto cut; to slice; to carve · (math.) tangential 肤fūskin 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 痛tòngache · pain

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切肤之痛

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