fat and blood; fruits of labor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fat and blood; (fig.) fruits of labor achieved through blood and sweat
literaryLiterary and formal usage. Often employed in rhetorical or political contexts to emphasize the hard-won value of property or achievements.
Guó国
jiā家
cái财
chǎn产
shì是
rén人
mín民
de的
gāo膏
xuè血
。
National property is the blood and sweat of the people.
Zhè这
xiē些
chéng成
guǒ果
jìn浸
tòu透
le了
wú无
shù数
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
de的
gāo膏
xuè血
。
These achievements are soaked with the blood and sweat of countless laborers.
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Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
de的
lüè掠
duó夺
xī吸
gān干
le了
dāng当
dì地
rén人
mín民
de的
gāo膏
xuè血
。
The plundering of the invaders sucked dry the lifeblood of the local people.