心如刀绞 in English xin1 ru2 dao1 jiao3 Meaning

Meanings

• to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

xin1 ru2 dao1 jiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

心xin1heart 如ru2as 刀dao1surname Dao 绞jiao3to twist (strands into a thread)