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  1. lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
  2. fig. grief-stricken

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  • 肝 (肝): liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
  • 肠 (腸): intestines
  • 寸 (寸): a unit of length; inch; thumb
  • 断 (斷): to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly

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Examples

她哭得肝腸寸斷。

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