deeply sorrowful; heart-rending
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
be deeply sorrowful and entangled in grief; be heart-rending
literaryLiterary idiom. Typically describes profound, lingering sadness, often in the context of love, separation, or tragedy. It conveys a sense of sorrow that is both intense and inescapable.
Zhè这
shǒu首
cí词
biǎo表
dá达
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
chán缠
mián绵
fěi悱
cè恻
de的
lí离
bié别
zhī之
qíng情
。
This poem expresses a deeply sorrowful feeling of parting.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
nà那
duàn段
chán缠
mián绵
fěi悱
cè恻
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
ràng让
wú无
shù数
dú读
zhě者
luò落
lèi泪
。
The heart-rending love story in the novel made countless readers cry.
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Tā他
de的
yīn音
yuè乐
lǐ里
zǒng总
dài带
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
chán缠
mián绵
fěi悱
cè恻
de的
yōu忧
shāng伤
。
There is always a touch of lingering sorrow in his music.