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Open the tool →急杵捣心 (jí chǔ dǎo xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a feeling of intense surprise”.
急杵捣心 is pronounced jí chǔ dǎo xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 急杵捣心 means “Hasty pestle pounding the heart”. It is used to mean “describes a feeling of intense surprise”.
形容惊异不安的心情。