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
liver and intestines are cut into inches
heaven fragrance and national beauty. tiān xiāng guó sè
Upper leakage and lower dampness. shàng lòu xià shī
demolish with penetrating criticism. biān pì rù lǐ