pōu​xīn

to bare one's heart

  • created sense approved 剖心 · pōu​xīn · to bare one's heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剖心

    pōu​xīn

    to bare one's heart

    to open one's heart or reveal one's true feelings; to be completely sincere with someone

    pǒu​xīn

    剖, 心

    剖 (literal) → 剖 · pōu · to analyze 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · feelings

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  • created sense approved 剖心 · pōu​xīn · to cut out the heart — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剖心

    pōu​xīn

    to cut out the heart

    to cut open the chest and remove the heart; specifically referring to historical or literary executions like that of Bi Gan

    pǒu​xīn

    剖, 心

    剖 (literal) → 剖 · pōu · to cut open 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · heart

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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