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切肤之痛
切肤之痛
切肤之痛
切肤之痛
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切肤之痛
切肤之痛
切肤之痛

切肤之痛 — “A deeply felt, personal and profound pain or suffering”

切肤之痛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deeply felt, personal and profound pain or suffering”. A poignant and direct experience of distress. Literally, “Pain of cutting the skin”.

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切肤之痛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 切qiè
  • 肤fū
  • 之zhī
  • 痛tòng

切肤之痛 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
切
qiè4cut, slice, or chop
肤
fū8skin or superficial
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly

Example Sentence with 切肤之痛

亲眼目睹家园被洪水冲毁,对村民们来说是切肤之痛。
Witnessing their homes being swept away by the flood was a deeply personal and profound pain for the villagers.

Idioms Related to 切肤之痛

Synonyms of 切肤之痛

  • tòng痛dìng定sī思tòng痛reflect on past pain to learn lessons

Antonyms of 切肤之痛

  • bù不guān关tòng痛yǎng痒of no personal concern

More idioms starting with 切

  • qiè切zhòng中shí时bì弊criticize current social ills incisively
  • qiè切zhòng中shí时bìng病pinpoint current social ills
  • qiè切zhòng中yào要hài害hit the nail on the head
  • qiè切qiè切yú于xīn心bear deeply in mind
  • qiè切qiè切zài在xīn心bear firmly and earnestly in mind
  • qiè切qiè切shí实shí实earnestly and conscientiously
  • qiè切qiè切cǐ此bù布Let this be solemnly proclaimed
  • qiè切qiè切sī私yì议whisper privately
  • qiè切qiè切sī私yǔ语whisper to each other privately
  • qiè切qiè切xì细yǔ语to whisper softly
  • qiè切hé合shí实jì际realistic and practical
  • qiè切hé合shí时yí宜timely and fitting

Questions about 切肤之痛

What does 切肤之痛 mean?
切肤之痛 (qiè fū zhī tòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a deeply felt, personal and profound pain or suffering”.
How do you pronounce 切肤之痛?
切肤之痛 is pronounced qiè fū zhī tòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 切肤之痛 literally mean?
Literally, 切肤之痛 means “Pain of cutting the skin”. It is used to mean “a deeply felt, personal and profound pain or suffering”.
What is the Chinese definition of 切肤之痛?
切肤:切身,亲身。亲身经受的痛苦。比喻感受深切。
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