liver and intestines; one's heart; innermost feelings
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liver and intestines; one's heart; innermost feelings
literaryAlmost never used literally to refer to the physical organs. Primarily used in literary and formal contexts in metaphorical idioms expressing extreme sorrow or heartfelt emotion.
Tīng听
dào到
zhì挚
yǒu友
qù去
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xī息
，
tā他
gān肝
cháng肠
yù欲
liè裂
，
bēi悲
tòng痛
bù不
yǐ已
。
Upon hearing the news of his close friend's death, he felt as if his heart was about to break, overwhelmed with grief.
Mǔ母
zǐ子
fēn分
lí离
，
tòng痛
duàn断
gān肝
cháng肠
。
The separation of mother and child caused heart-wrenching agony.
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Nà那
fēng封
xìn信
zì字
zì字
xuè血
lèi泪
，
dú读
lái来
lìng令
rén人
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
。
Every word in that letter was written with blood and tears; reading it breaks one's heart.
Zhè这
fèn份
gān肝
cháng肠
cùn寸
duàn断
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
wú无
shù数
dú读
zhě者
。
This heart-rending love story moved countless readers.