九折臂

jiǔzhébì ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ

    • person toughened and made experienced by many hardships

Character by character

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
nine times a broken arm
Meaning
Someone who has been through many hardships and been toughened by them, so they are experienced. Approving.

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