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  1. to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
  2. to be torn with grief

Characters

  • 心 (心): heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
  • 如 (如): as; as if; such as
  • 刀 (刀): surname Dao
  • 割 (割): to cut; to cut apart

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Examples

她得知父親突然離世,不禁心如刀割。

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