心如刀锉 — “To feel excruciating emotional pain”
心如刀锉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel excruciating emotional pain”. As if one's heart is being grated or cut by a file. Literally, “Heart like a knife filing/rasping”.
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心如刀锉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
心如刀锉 Character Breakdown
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听到他遭遇不幸的消息，她心如刀锉，眼泪止不住地往下流。
Hearing the news of his misfortune, her heart was wrung with pain as if cut by a file, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.
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What does 心如刀锉 mean?
心如刀锉 (xīn rú dāo cuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel excruciating emotional pain”.
How do you pronounce 心如刀锉?
心如刀锉 is pronounced xīn rú dāo cuò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 心如刀锉 literally mean?
Literally, 心如刀锉 means “Heart like a knife filing/rasping”. It is used to mean “to feel excruciating emotional pain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 心如刀锉?
犹心如刀割。内心痛苦得象刀割一样。