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三折肱

sān zhé gōng

3-character word

What 三折肱 means

1. (lit.) break one's arm three times (to become a good doctor); (fig.) extensive experience (esp. gained through repeated hardship)

The characters in 三折肱

• 三sānthree; 3
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap
• 肱gōngupper arm; arm

Words starting with 三折肱

• 三折肱为良医sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)…

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