柔肠寸断 in English rou2 chang2 cun4 duan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  • broken-hearted (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

柔 肠 寸 断

Traditional Characters

柔 腸 寸 斷

Pinyin

rou2 chang2 cun4 duan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

柔rou2soft 肠chang2intestines 寸cun4a unit of length 断duan4to break