萬箭穿心 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

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