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七転八倒、七顛八倒、七顚八倒 しちてんばっとう、しってんばっとう shichitenbattou

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb yojijukugo tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

Kanji in this word

seven
revolve, turn, around
eight, eight, radical
overthrow, fall, collapse

Example sentences

週末に胆石が動いて、七転八倒の苦しみを味わったよ。
shuumatsu ni tanseki ga ugoi te 、 shichiten hattou no kurushimi wo ajiwaxtsu ta yo 。
I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.

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