挂肚牵肠 | deeply worried and anxious

guà挂dù肚qiān牵cháng肠

To be deeply worried and anxious, often about loved ones or a difficult situation; to be filled with intense concern.

孩子们出门在外，老人总是挂肚牵肠，夜不能寐。

When the children are away from home, the elderly parents are always deeply worried, unable to sleep at night.

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