柔肠寸断 — “Deeply heartbroken or overwhelmed with sorrow and grief”
柔肠寸断 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply heartbroken or overwhelmed with sorrow and grief”. Often used to describe a woman's intense emotional pain. Literally, “tender heart torn into countless pieces”.
柔肠寸断 Pronunciation and Pinyin
柔肠寸断 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 柔
- róu柔zhōng中yǒu有gāng刚outwardly gentle, inwardly firm
- róu柔shēng声xià下qì气speak softly and humbly
- róu柔mèi媚jiāo娇qiào俏gentle, charming, delicate, and pretty
- róu柔xīn心ruò弱gǔ骨gentle and mild-mannered by nature
- róu柔qíng情sì似shuǐ水tender feelings like water
- róu柔qíng情xiá侠gǔ骨tender-hearted yet chivalrous
- róu柔qíng情mèi媚tài态tender and enchanting demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì密yì意tender and intimate feelings
- róu柔qíng情chuò绰tài态tender and graceful demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì蜜yì意tender and sweet affection
- róu柔nuò懦guǎ寡duàn断soft, weak, and indecisive
- róu柔zhī枝nèn嫩yè叶delicate graceful beautiful young woman
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What does 柔肠寸断 mean?
柔肠寸断 (róu cháng cùn duàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply heartbroken or overwhelmed with sorrow and grief”.
How do you pronounce 柔肠寸断?
柔肠寸断 is pronounced róu cháng cùn duàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 柔肠寸断 literally mean?
Literally, 柔肠寸断 means “tender heart torn into countless pieces”. It is used to mean “Deeply heartbroken or overwhelmed with sorrow and grief”.
What is the Chinese definition of 柔肠寸断?
柔软的心肠一寸一寸地断开。形容女子的忧愁苦闷。