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
feel as if a knife were piercing one 's heart
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