痛彻心髓 — “Deeply agonizing pain or sorrow”
痛彻心髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply agonizing pain or sorrow”. Pain that penetrates to the very core of one's being. Literally, “Pain penetrates heart and marrow”.
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痛彻心髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
痛彻心髓 Character Breakdown
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得知好友意外离世的消息，她感到痛彻心髓，久久不能平复。
Upon hearing the news of her dear friend's accidental passing, she felt deeply agonizing pain and could not recover for a long time.
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Synonyms of 痛彻心髓
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- 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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What does 痛彻心髓 mean?
痛彻心髓 (tòng chè xīn suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply agonizing pain or sorrow”.
How do you pronounce 痛彻心髓?
痛彻心髓 is pronounced tòng chè xīn suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 痛彻心髓 literally mean?
Literally, 痛彻心髓 means “Pain penetrates heart and marrow”. It is used to mean “Deeply agonizing pain or sorrow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 痛彻心髓?
彻：贯通，深造。痛楚深彻于心底以及骨髓。指十分痛苦