万箭攒心 — “Ten thousand arrows pierce the heart”

万箭攒心 (wàn jiàn cuán xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel excruciating pain or anguish, as if ten thousand arrows are piercing one's heart; to be deeply heartbroken”.

万箭攒心 is pronounced wàn jiàn cuán xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

Literally, 万箭攒心 means “Ten thousand arrows pierce the heart”. It is used to mean “to feel excruciating pain or anguish, as if ten thousand arrows are piercing one's heart; to be deeply heartbroken”.

攒：聚集。象万枝箭聚在心上。形容万分伤痛。