心字头上一把刀
xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

[xiehouyu] to endure it

  • created reference approved 心字头上一把刀/心字頭上一把刀 → 忍 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心字头上一把刀 / 心字頭上一把刀 xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

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    see

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  • created sense approved 心字头上一把刀/心字頭上一把刀 · xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo · [xiehouyu] to endure it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心字头上一把刀 / 心字頭上一把刀

    xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

    [xiehouyu] to endure it

    A two-part phrase (xiehouyu) meaning "to endure it"; the character [[忍|忍|ren3]] consists of a knife above the heart, implying that one must endure even the most painful of circumstances.

    xīn​zì​tóu​shang​yī​bǎ​dāo

    心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · heart 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character 头 (bound) → 头/頭 · tou · [locational suffix] 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 把 (literal) → 把 · bǎ · [classifier] 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife

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