痛彻骨髓 — “To feel excruciating pain, profound grief, or deep-seated hatred”
痛彻骨髓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel excruciating pain, profound grief, or deep-seated hatred”. Pain that penetrates to the bone marrow (figuratively). Literally, “Pain penetrates bone marrow”.
痛彻骨髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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 痛彻骨髓 mean?
痛彻骨髓 (tòng chè gǔ suǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel excruciating pain, profound grief, or deep-seated hatred”.
How do you pronounce 痛彻骨髓?
痛彻骨髓 is pronounced tòng chè gǔ suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 痛彻骨髓 literally mean?
Literally, 痛彻骨髓 means “Pain penetrates bone marrow”. It is used to mean “to feel excruciating pain, profound grief, or deep-seated hatred”.
What is the Chinese definition of 痛彻骨髓?
痛到骨头里。比喻痛恨或悲伤之极