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愁肠寸断
chóu​cháng​cùn​duàn

gut-wrenching sadness

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 愁肠 愁腸 chóu​cháng
    pent-up sadness
    a state of mind filled with pent-up sadness or deep anxiety
  2. 寸断 寸斷 cùn​duàn
    to break into pieces
    To break or shatter into tiny pieces; often used to describe extreme emotional pain or grief when paired with words for intestines or heart, such as 肝肠 gān​cháng or 柔肠 róu​cháng