To be utterly heartbroken; to be overcome with extreme grief or sorrow.
听到挚友去世的消息，她感到肝肠寸断，眼泪止不住地流
Upon hearing the news of her best friend's passing, she felt utterly heartbroken, tears streaming endlessly from her eyes.
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Early Modern
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In 346 AD, General Huan Wen of the Jin Dynasty led his army upstream along the Yangtze River to attack the Shu Kingdom. As their boats entered the Three Gorges, his subordinates captured a baby ape and brought it onto the ship.
The mother ape, seeing this, became extremely anxious. She ran frantically along the riverbank, following the fleet for over a hundred li, risking her life.
When they reached Wuxia Gorge, she gathered all her strength, leaped onto the boat, and immediately died. When her body was examined, it was found that her liver and intestines were completely severed, a sight that moved everyone deeply.
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