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十指连心

Word · IdiomTraditional十指連心

closely related; intimately connected; what affects one affects all

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Meanings

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idiom

pain in any of the ten fingers is felt in the heart; used figuratively to describe an extremely close relationship where one feels another's pain or joy as one's own

This idiom combines both literal sense (the fingers are physiologically connected to the heart via nerves) and figurative sense (close emotional bonds). It is often used to describe parent-child relationships, close family ties, or strong solidarity within a group.

Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
shí十
zhǐ指
lián连
xīn心
 ,
hái孩
zi子
shēng生
bìng病
le了
 ,
mǔ母
qīn亲
zuì最
nán难
shòu受
 。

As the saying goes, the fingers are connected to the heart; when a child falls ill, the mother suffers the most.

Shí十
zhǐ指
lián连
xīn心
 ,
yuán员
gōng工
chū出
le了
ān安
quán全
shì事
gù故
 ,
lǎo老
bǎn板
xīn心
lǐ里
yě也
bù不
hǎo好
shòu受
 。

We are all intimately connected; when an employee has a safety accident, the boss feels terrible too.

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Kàn看
dào到
jiā家
xiāng乡
shòu受
zāi灾
 ,
tā他
xīn心
jí急
rú如
fén焚
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
shí十
zhǐ指
lián连
xīn心
a啊
 。

Seeing his hometown stricken by disaster, he burned with anxiety—truly, the heart feels what the fingers feel.

Shí十
zhǐ指
lián连
xīn心
 ,
tóng同
bāo胞
shòu受
kǔ苦
 ,
wǒ我
men们
qǐ岂
néng能
zuò坐
shì视
bù不
guǎn管
 ?

We are bound heart and hand; how can we sit idly by while our compatriots suffer?