Meaning of 肝肠寸断
肝肠寸断 means heartbroken; to be overwhelmed with grief; sorrow so deep it feels like one's liver and intestines are cut to pieces. Pronounced gān cháng cùn duàn.
- heartbroken; to be overwhelmed with grief; sorrow so deep it feels like one's liver and intestines are cut to pieces
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
dào到
zhì挚
yǒu友
qù去
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
，
shù数
rì日
bù不
néng能
jìn进
shí食
。
Upon hearing the news of his close friend's death, he was heartbroken and couldn't eat for days.
Yǔ与
ài爱
rén人
fēn分
bié别
shí时
，
nà那
zhǒng种
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
de的
gǎn感
jué觉
ràng让
tā她
lèi泪
rú如
yǔ雨
xià下
。
The heart-wrenching feeling of parting from her lover made her tears fall like rain.
Kàn看
dào到
zāi灾
qū区
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
，
jì记
zhě者
men们
wú无
bù不
gǎn感
dào到
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
。
Upon seeing the devastation in the disaster area, all the reporters were overwhelmed with grief.