To attack the heart and say nothing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ō NGX ī n è K ē ng, meaning to attack the key. It's from Shengwu Ji.
Notes on Idioms
Say, point to the throat.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Yuan's Shengwu Ji of the Qing Dynasty (Volume I): "if you take Shanhai Pass first, you can easily find it in other cities outside the pass. It's also a way to attack the heart and hold it in silence."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive; used in struggle, etc.
To attack the heart and say nothing
be so distressed as if one 's heart would break - āi āi yù jué
Wait for the hare to keep the tree - dài tù shǒu zhū
reckless and dissipated in behavior and speech - fàng dàn fēng liú
it is hard for the sun to shine upon the inside of an inverted basin - fù pén nán zhào
meeting and departing are irregular - huì shǎo lí duō
Abandon books and donate Swords - qì shū juān jiàn
The enemy and the king are united - dí wáng suǒ kài