粉 身 碎 骨

fěn shēn suì gǔdictionary entry

(lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom) / (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life

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Original source entry:

粉身碎骨 粉身碎骨 [fen3 shen1 sui4 gu3] /(lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom)/(fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's life/

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