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手心手背都是肉

shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu

7-character word

What 手心手背都是肉 means

1. lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
2. fig. to both be of equal importance
3. to value both equally

The characters in 手心手背都是肉

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)