镌骨铭心

Traditional: 鐫骨銘心

juān gǔ míng xīn

Dictionary entry

etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

What does 镌骨铭心 mean?

镌骨铭心 (juān gǔ míng xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)

Character breakdown

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镌juānto engrave (on wood or stone) · to inscribe 骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]铭míngto engrave · inscribed motto 心xīnheart · mind

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镌骨铭心

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