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Open the tool →透骨酸心 (tòu gǔ suān xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel extreme, penetrating sorrow”.
透骨酸心 is pronounced tòu gǔ suān xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 透骨酸心 means “penetrating bone and souring the heart”. It is used to mean “to feel extreme, penetrating sorrow”.
形容极度伤心。