愁腸寸斷
chóu​cháng​cùn​duàn

gut-wrenching sadness

  • created sense approved 愁肠寸断/愁腸寸斷 · chóu​cháng​cùn​duàn · gut-wrenching sadness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    愁肠寸断 / 愁腸寸斷

    chóu​cháng​cùn​duàn

    gut-wrenching sadness

    Overwhelmed by extreme worry, sorrow, or anxiety; literally describing bowels breaking into small pieces from grief

    愁肠 (literal) → 愁肠/愁腸 · chóu​cháng · pent-up sadness 寸断 (literal) → 寸断/寸斷 · cùn​duàn · to break into pieces

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