皮肉之苦

pí ròu zhī kǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. physical pain
  2. 2. lit. skin and flesh suffer

Child Words of 皮肉之苦

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

皮
pí

leather

肉
ròu

meat

苦
kǔ

bitter

皮肉
pí ròu

skin and flesh