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The idiom being introduced now is 「疚心疾首」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Guilt: long-term illness, worry. Feeling uneasy because of guilt. I feel uneasy and have a headache. Describes being extremely sad, worried or uneasy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiù xīn jí shǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau3 sam1 jat6 sau2
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