broken into bits; heartbroken
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to break into tiny pieces; to be broken inch by inch
literaryLiterally means to break something into small fragments. Most often used metaphorically in classical and literary Chinese to describe intense sorrow.
Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
bèi被
cùn寸
duàn断
le了
。
This piece of wood was broken into bits.
Gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
。
To be heartbroken; to suffer extreme grief (literally: liver and intestines broken into inches).
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Tīng听
dào到
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
de的
xīn心
cùn寸
duàn断
le了
。
Upon hearing the terrible news, his heart was shattered.
Lí离
bié别
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
ràng让
tā她
róu柔
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
。
The pain of parting left her utterly heartbroken.