铭心刻骨 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. etched into one's heart and bones
• fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives

Character by character

• 铭míngto engrave, to inscribe
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 刻kèto carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
• 骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework

Idioms sharing a character

• 刻骨铭心 kè gǔ míng xīn
• 铭心镂骨 míng xīn lòu gǔ
• 镌心铭骨 juān xīn míng gǔ
• 镌骨铭心 juān gǔ míng xīn
• 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
• 一心二用 yī xīn èr yòng
• 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
• 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì
• 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
• 人心惶惶 rén xīn huáng huáng

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