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痛彻心腑 — “Pain penetrates heart and viscera”

痛彻心腑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel profound and excruciating pain or sorrow that penetrates deep into one's heart and soul; deeply heartbroken”. Literally, “Pain penetrates heart and viscera”.

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痛彻心腑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

痛彻心腑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly
彻
chè7thoroughly penetrate
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
腑
fǔ12fu-organs

Example Sentence with 痛彻心腑

听到这个不幸的消息,他感到痛彻心腑,久久不能平静。
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, he felt a profound, heart-wrenching pain and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Idioms Related to 痛彻心腑

Synonyms of 痛彻心腑

  • bēi悲tòng痛yù欲jué绝overwhelmed with grief
  • tòng痛chè彻xīn心suǐ髓deeply agonizing pain or sorrow

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zhī之rù入gǔ骨deeply grieved; heartbroken
  • 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qiè切xīn心gǔ骨deeply heartbroken
  • 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

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Questions about 痛彻心腑

What does 痛彻心腑 mean?

痛彻心腑 (tòng chè xīn fǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel profound and excruciating pain or sorrow that penetrates deep into one's heart and soul; deeply heartbroken”.

How do you pronounce 痛彻心腑?

痛彻心腑 is pronounced tòng chè xīn fǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 痛彻心腑 literally mean?

Literally, 痛彻心腑 means “Pain penetrates heart and viscera”. It is used to mean “to feel profound and excruciating pain or sorrow that penetrates deep into one's heart and soul; deeply heartbroken”.

What is the Chinese definition of 痛彻心腑?

彻:贯通,深造。痛楚深彻于心底脏腑。形容受到极大的伤害

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