粵

切cit3膚fu1之zi1痛tung3

simp切肤之痛
cit3 fu1 zi1 tung3qiè fū zhī tòng

English

  1. keenly felt pain
  2. bitter anguish
  3. pain of cutting skin; figuratively: deep pain, sorrow and suffering

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 極之難受嘅打擊、折磨,如同切走皮膚嘅痛苦

Examples

  • 我哋未必能夠完全理解死難者家屬嘅切膚之痛。

    We may not be able to fully understand the actual pain suffered by the victims' families.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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