feel as if a knife were piercing one 's heart

feel as if a knife were piercing one 's heart

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NR ú D ā og ē, meaning that the heart is as painful as a knife. From Zhao Li rang Fei.

Idiom usage

"It cuts my heart to see the Taiwan compatriots injured in the earthquake on TV," he said

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Zhao Li rang Fei written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty: "I'm waiting for my son and mother to go to the end of the world. When I think about it, my heart is like a knife."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: heartbroken, heartbroken [antonym]: overjoyed, overjoyed