Meaning of 断肠
断肠 means to be heartbroken; to be grief-stricken. Pronounced duàn cháng.
- to be heartbroken; to be grief-stricken
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
wén闻
è噩
hào耗
，
tā她
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
，
duàn断
cháng肠
zhī之
tòng痛
nán难
yǐ以
yán言
biǎo表
。
Upon hearing the tragic news, she was utterly heartbroken; the pain of heartbreak was indescribable.
Zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
gè个
duàn断
cháng肠
de的
gù故
shi事
，
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
tīng听
zhòng众
luò落
lèi泪
。
This is truly a heartbreaking story that brought all listeners to tears.
Lí离
bié别
shí时
kè刻
，
duàn断
cháng肠
rén人
zài在
tiān天
yá涯
。
At the moment of parting, the heartbroken one is at the ends of the earth.
Kàn看
dào到
tā他
rú如
cǐ此
zì自
bào暴
zì自
qì弃
，
tā他
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
gǎn感
dào到
duàn断
cháng肠
bān般
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
Seeing him give up on himself like this, his mother felt heart-wrenching pain.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duàn断
cháng肠
de的
xiāng相
sī思
zhī之
qíng情
。
This poem is filled with the heartbreak of longing.