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刻骨铭心

kè gǔ míng xīn

4-character word Traditional 刻骨銘心

What 刻骨铭心 means

1. lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
2. fig. etched in one's memory
3. unforgettable

The characters in 刻骨铭心

• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 骨gǔbone
• 铭míngto engrave; inscribed motto
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

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