To attack the heart and say nothing

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.