痛切心骨 — “Deeply heartbroken”
痛切心骨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply heartbroken”. Experiencing extreme sorrow or grief that feels like it penetrates to the very core of one's being. Literally, “Pain pierces heart and bone”.
Frequency
痛切心骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
痛切心骨 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 痛切心骨
听到挚友突然离世的消息，他痛切心骨，久久无法平复内心的悲伤。
Upon hearing the news of his close friend's sudden passing, he felt a pain that cut to the bone, unable to calm his deep sorrow for a long time.
Idioms Related to 痛切心骨
Synonyms of 痛切心骨
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rù入xīn心pí脾heart-wrenching pain
- tòng痛rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓pain penetrates the bone marrow
- 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
- tòng痛chè彻xīn心fǔ腑profoundly heartbroken
Recommended tools
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →Questions about 痛切心骨
What does 痛切心骨 mean?
痛切心骨 (tòng qiè xīn gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply heartbroken”.
How do you pronounce 痛切心骨?
痛切心骨 is pronounced tòng qiè xīn gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 痛切心骨 literally mean?
Literally, 痛切心骨 means “Pain pierces heart and bone”. It is used to mean “Deeply heartbroken”.
What is the Chinese definition of 痛切心骨?
伤痛入骨髓。形容伤心到了极点