juān gǔ míng xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
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鐫骨銘心 镌骨铭心 [juan1 gu3 ming2 xin1] /etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)/

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