to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
trad. 心如刀絞
Also written 心如刀絞【xīn rú dāo jiǎo】
Characters in this word
4心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
如
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as, as if, such as
- Pinyin
- rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1252 of 2500
刀
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surname Dao
- Pinyin
- Dāo
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 1717 of 2500
绞
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to twist (strands into a thread), to entangle, to wring, to hang (by the neck), to turn, to wind, classifier for skeins of yarn
- Pinyin
- jiǎo
- Traditional
- 絞
- Strokes
- 9