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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「嘔心鏤骨」 here, with meaning and examples.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「嘔心鏤骨」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Describes the effort of putting in a lot of thought and energy (mostly used in literary and artistic creation).

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ǒu xīn lòu gǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

au2 sam1 lau6 gwat1

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.