万箭穿心 wàn jiàn chuān xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. to lambaste
  4. to rip sb to shreds

CHARACTERS

万 wàn
HSK 3
ten thousand; innumerable
箭 jiàn
HSK 6
arrow; type of bamboo
穿 chuān
HSK 2
penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul