嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè

to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. to work one's heart out
  2. 2. blood, sweat and tears
  3. 3. lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
嘔 ǒu
vomit
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
瀝 lì
to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě