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痛心拔脑
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痛心拔脑

痛心拔脑 — “To be heartbroken to the extreme”

痛心拔脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be heartbroken to the extreme”. To suffer intense mental anguish and sorrow.

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痛心拔脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

痛心拔脑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
脑
nǎo10brain

Example Sentence with 痛心拔脑

听到他不幸的消息,她痛心拔脑,久久不能平静。
Upon hearing the unfortunate news about him, she was utterly heartbroken, unable to find peace for a long time.

Idioms Related to 痛心拔脑

More idioms starting with 痛

  • tòng痛xià下zhēn针biān砭criticize sharply to correct faults
  • tòng痛bù不kě可rěn忍unbearably painful
  • tòng痛bù不kān堪rěn忍unbearable pain or grief
  • tòng痛bù不yù欲shēng生so grief-stricken as to wish to die
  • tòng痛zhī之rù入gǔ骨deeply grieved; heartbroken
  • tòng痛rù入xīn心pí脾heart-wrenching pain
  • tòng痛rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓pain penetrates the bone marrow
  • tòng痛qiè切xīn心gǔ骨deeply heartbroken
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷pò迫vigorously suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷zhuī追thoroughly suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛kū哭liú流tì涕weep bitterly and shed copious tears
  • tòng痛dìng定sī思tòng痛reflect on past pain to learn lessons

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Questions about 痛心拔脑

What does 痛心拔脑 mean?

痛心拔脑 (tòng xīn bá nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be heartbroken to the extreme”.

How do you pronounce 痛心拔脑?

痛心拔脑 is pronounced tòng xīn bá nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 痛心拔脑?

形容伤心到极点。

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