- 泪干肠断 lèigānchángduàn heartbrokenDescribes a state of extreme grief or sadness; literally weeping until one's tears run dry and the bowels are shredded with sorrow
- 眼穿肠断 yǎnchuānchángduàn to wait anxiously(idiom) to wait with extreme longing or to be heartbroken with expectation; literally, eyes wear through and intestines break