be so distressed as if one 's heart would break

be so distressed as if one 's heart would break

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ā I ā iy ù Ju é, meaning sad to the point of exhaustion, describes the sadness to the extreme. From Chapter 13 of a dream of Red Mansions.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] grief, wailing, pain, grief [antonym] elation, ecstasy, joy

The origin of Idioms

In the 13th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "the jewel is very sad in front of the spirit according to the ceremony of unmarried daughter."

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attribute and complement to describe extreme sorrow. Chapter 20 of Qing Wenkang's biography of heroes and Heroines: "when Mrs. Nan came in, she saw the girl kneeling there in grief He went all the way to the girl when she said goodbye to her body, she was in front of her soul, very sad.