切肤之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. keenly felt pain
  2. bitter anguish

CHARACTERS

切 qiè
HSK 4
cut, mince, slice, carve
肤 fū
HSK 4
skin; superficial, shallow
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter