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椎心泣血 — “To be overwhelmed with profound grief”

椎心泣血 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed with profound grief”. To mourn bitterly and intensely. Literally, “Beat one's chest and weep tears of blood”.

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椎心泣血 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 椎chuí
  • 心xīn
  • 泣qì
  • 血xuè

椎心泣血 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
椎
chuí12vertebra, hammer, strike
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
泣
qì8to weep or sob quietly
血
xuè6blood

Example Sentence with 椎心泣血

听到好友遭遇不幸的消息,她椎心泣血,久久不能平复。
Upon hearing the news of her friend's misfortune, she was overwhelmed with profound grief and could not calm down for a long time.

Idioms Related to 椎心泣血

Synonyms of 椎心泣血

  • chuí捶xiōng胸dùn顿zú足beat chest and stomp feet in grief
  • tòng痛xīn心rù入gǔ骨heartbroken to the core

Antonyms of 椎心泣血

  • méi眉kāi开yǎn眼xiào笑to beam with joy

More idioms starting with 椎

  • chuí椎mái埋tú屠gǒu狗Engaging in wicked and lowly deeds
  • chuí椎mái埋gǒu狗qiè窃rob and steal, live a life of crime
  • chuí椎mái埋chuān穿jué掘commit murder and grave robbing
  • chuí椎tiān天qiǎng抢dì地wail and beat one's breast in sorrow
  • chuí椎xīn心ǒu呕xuè血feel extreme agonizing grief
  • chuí椎xīn心dùn顿zú足to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet
  • chuí椎xīn心yǐn饮qì泣grieve heartbrokenly and weep uncontrollably
  • chuí椎pāi拍wàn輐duàn断adapt subtly and seamlessly
  • chuí椎niú牛fā发zhǒng冢commit heinous crimes
  • chuí椎niú牛shà歃xuè血swear an oath by sacrificing an ox
  • chuí椎niú牛xiǎng飨shì士feast soldiers with a slaughtered ox
  • chuí椎fū肤bō剥tǐ体cruelly exploit and plunder excessively

Questions about 椎心泣血

What does 椎心泣血 mean?
椎心泣血 (chuí xīn qì xuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overwhelmed with profound grief”.
How do you pronounce 椎心泣血?
椎心泣血 is pronounced chuí xīn qì xuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎心泣血 literally mean?
Literally, 椎心泣血 means “Beat one's chest and weep tears of blood”. It is used to mean “to be overwhelmed with profound grief”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎心泣血?
椎心:捶胸脯;泣血:哭得眼中流血。捶拍胸膛,哭泣出血。形容非常悲痛。
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