lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives
trad. 銘心刻骨
Also written 銘心刻骨【míng xīn kè gǔ】
Characters in this word
4铭
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to engrave, inscribed motto
- Pinyin
- míng
- Traditional
- 銘
- Strokes
- 11
心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
刻
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quarter (hour), moment, to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive, classifier for short time intervals
- Pinyin
- kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 11132 of 2500
骨
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used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4], used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5], used in 骨朵[gu1 duo5]
- Pinyin
- gū
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 11981 of 2500