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I grind my bones to make my bread
粉骨砕身 fun.kotsu.sai.shin Literally: powder – bone – smash – body Alternately: To work as hard as you can. To give your all. In English we may work our fingers to the bone, but in Japanese you work until your bones … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Yojijukugo
Tagged bones to dust, 砕身, 粉骨, 霍小玉傳, Huo Xiaoyu zhuan, life and limb, work hard
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