眼穿肠断 — “To pine with intense longing and eager expectancy”
眼穿肠断 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pine with intense longing and eager expectancy”. To yearn deeply for someone or something, often to the point of emotional distress. Literally, “Eyes worn through, intestines broken”.
眼穿肠断 Pronunciation and Pinyin
眼穿肠断 Character Breakdown
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- yǎn眼bù不jiāo交jié睫sleepless with anxiety
- yǎn眼bù不huí回jīng睛to gaze intently, completely absorbed
- yǎn眼bù不zhù著shā砂Cannot tolerate any wrongdoing
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见wéi为jìng净Out of sight, out of mind
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见，，xīn心bù不fán烦Out of sight, out of mind
- yǎn眼bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate
- yǎn眼bù不zhuàn转jīng睛gaze fixedly without blinking
- yǎn眼zhōng中zhī之dīng钉a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中cì刺a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中bá拔dīng钉remove a hated person or nuisance
- yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng疔，，ròu肉zhōng中cì刺a thorn in the flesh
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What does 眼穿肠断 mean?
眼穿肠断 (yǎn chuān cháng duàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pine with intense longing and eager expectancy”.
How do you pronounce 眼穿肠断?
眼穿肠断 is pronounced yǎn chuān cháng duàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼穿肠断 literally mean?
Literally, 眼穿肠断 means “Eyes worn through, intestines broken”. It is used to mean “to pine with intense longing and eager expectancy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼穿肠断?
眼穿：望眼欲穿。眼欲望穿，肠欲盼断。形容盼望、相思之极。