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入木三分 (jap6 muk6 saam1 fan1) — written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound in Cantonese

japˍ₆入mukˍ₆木saamˉ¹三fanˉ¹分
Mandarin Pinyin: ru4 mu4 san1 fen1

Meaning of 入木三分

nounwritten in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound

Characters in 入木三分

入jap6
receipts; income
木muk6
senseless; benumbed; dull
三saam1
three; third; thrice
分fan1
divide; separate; part | [ant] 合

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