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西子捧心 (sai1 zi2 pung2 sam1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

西子捧心 (sai1 zi2 pung2 sam1, Xī zǐ pěng xīn) — (lit.) Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom); (fig.) a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 西九龍 (sai1 gau2 lung4) — West Kowloon; a part of Kowloon in Hong Kong
• 西京 (sai1 ging1) — A capital city that is located in the western part
• 西人 (sai1 jan4) — (n.) refers to foreigner, usually Caucasian; a westerner
• 西便 (sai1 bin6) — Western part
• 西冷牛扒 (sai1 laang5 ngau4 paa4) — sirloin steak
• 西冷 (sai1 laang1) — Sirloin

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