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皮肉之苦

pí ròu zhī kǔ

4-character word

What 皮肉之苦 means

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

The characters in 皮肉之苦

• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering
• 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain

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