4 characters Idiom and proverb 4 369

Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「心如刀絞」, with its explanation below.

The idiom being introduced now is 「心如刀絞」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

The pain in my heart feels like a knife cutting me.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn rú dāo jiǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 yu4 dou1 gaau2

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