liver and intestines are cut into inches(gān cháng cùn duàn)

liver and intestines are cut into inches

Broken liver and intestines, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ā NCH á NGC ù NDU à n, which means that the liver and intestines are broken inch by inch. It refers to the extreme sadness and hunger. It comes from the third yance of the Warring States period.

The origin of Idioms

"I want to die, I want to die, and I want to die."

Idiom usage

To describe extreme grief. example when I think of the fateful words recorded in the stele for a moment, and look at the lessons learned by scholars and Xiuying, I can't help but feel creepy. (Chapter 99 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty)

Analysis of Idioms

Heart is like a knife, heart is like a fire

Chinese PinYin : gān cháng cùn duàn