肝肠寸断 gān cháng cùn duàn

fig. grief-stricken

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56741st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
肝 gān
liver
肠 cháng HSK 5
intestines; old variant of 腸cháng
寸 cùn HSK 6
a unit of length; inch; thumb
断 duàn HSK 4
to cut off; to break; to snap