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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「五內如焚」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Five internal organs: the five internal organs; all: all; burn: burn. All five internal organs felt as if they were on fire. Describes something that is like burning fire. A metaphor for being very anxious.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wǔ nèi rú fén
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng5 noi6 yu4 fan4
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