刻骨銘心
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See also: 刻骨铭心
Chinese[edit]
deep-rooted; ingrained; entrenched | to be engraved on one's heart; to never forget | ||
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trad. (刻骨銘心) | 刻骨 | 銘心 | |
simp. (刻骨铭心) | 刻骨 | 铭心 | |
Literally: “carved on one's bones and engraved in one's heart”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
刻骨銘心
- unforgettable; etched in one's memory
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: 骨に刻み、肝に銘ずる (hone ni kizami, kimo ni meizuru) (calque)