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皮肉之苦

pí ròu zhī kǔ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 皮肉之苦

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 皮 皮 pí: leather
• 肉 肉 ròu: meat
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter
• 皮肉 皮肉 pí ròu: skin and flesh