刳肝沥胆 — “To show utter sincerity and devotion”
刳肝沥胆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show utter sincerity and devotion”. To exert oneself to the utmost; to lay bare one's heart. Literally, “Scoop out one's liver and drain one's gall”.
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刳肝沥胆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了完成这个重要的研究项目，团队成员们都刳肝沥胆，夜以继日地工作。
To complete this important research project, the team members all worked with utmost devotion, day and night.
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- kū刳xíng形qù去pí皮transcend form and worldly attachments
- kū刳xīn心diāo雕shèn肾profoundly and indelibly impressed
- kū刳jīng精ǒu呕xuè血to labor with intense diligence and exhaustion
- kū刳jīng精shù鉥xīn心to apply oneself with extreme diligence
- kū刳tāi胎shā杀yāo夭extremely cruel and inhumane acts
- kū刳tāi胎fén焚yāo夭commit acts of extreme cruelty
- kū刳zhī脂tī剔gāo膏ruthlessly exploit or extort everything possible
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What does 刳肝沥胆 mean?
刳肝沥胆 (kū gān lì dǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show utter sincerity and devotion”.
How do you pronounce 刳肝沥胆?
刳肝沥胆 is pronounced kū gān lì dǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刳肝沥胆 literally mean?
Literally, 刳肝沥胆 means “Scoop out one's liver and drain one's gall”. It is used to mean “to show utter sincerity and devotion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刳肝沥胆?
犹言披肝沥胆。比喻竭诚相见。