4 characters Idiom and proverb 20 838

We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「痛心傷臆」, with its explanation below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「痛心傷臆」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

Describes extreme grief.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tòng xīn shāng yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tung3 sam1 seung1 yik1

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