皮肉之苦

pí ròu zhī kǔ

Dictionary entry

physical pain

What does 皮肉之苦 mean?

皮肉之苦 (pí ròu zhī kǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1physical pain

2lit. skin and flesh suffer

Character breakdown

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皮Písurname Pi 肉ròumeat · flesh 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 苦kǔbitter · hardship

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皮肉之苦

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