呕心沥血 Chinese English dictionary 呕心沥血 translate 呕心沥血 pinyin

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呕心沥血

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
呕心沥血 ǒuxīnlìxuè	呕心沥血 \| 呕心沥血* \| *呕心沥血	lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears	嘔心瀝血

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
呕	呕 \| 呕* \| *呕	7画口 + 4	ōu, ǒu, òu	vomit; annoy, enrage	au2	嘔 6101 RSK


心	心 \| 心* \| *心	4画心忄 + 0	xīn	heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)	sam1	3300.0 P


沥	沥 \| 沥* \| *沥	7画水氵氺 + 4	lì	trickle, drip; strain; dregs	lik6	瀝 3112 EMKS


血	血 \| 血* \| *血	6画血 + 0	xiě, xuè	blood; Kangxi radical 143	hyut3	2710.0 HBT

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
呕心沥血 ǒuxīnlìxuè	呕心沥血 \| 呕心沥血* \| *呕心沥血	lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears


呕 ǒu	呕 \| 呕* \| *呕	vomit


心　xīn	心 \| 心* \| *心	heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆｜颗, 個｜个


沥　　lì	沥 \| 沥* \| *沥	to drip / to strain or filter / a trickle


血　　　xiě	血 \| 血* \| *血	see 血


血　　　xuè	血 \| 血* \| *血	blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL: 滴, 片