one 's mind is burning with grief

one 's mind is burning with grief

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu í ch á ngji ǔ Zhu ǎ n, meaning as if the intestines are spinning, which describes the extreme pain and anxiety in the heart. From the book of Ren Shaoqing.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's report to Ren Shaoqing of the Han Dynasty, it is said that "one day's intestines make nine chapters."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive to describe inner pain and anxiety. For several months, Yuanhong has been hesitating for more than four years. He has been worried about his achievements and troubles. He has been lingering in the past five years. (Chapter 14 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xiaofu)