To strike a deer in one's heart
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NT ó uzhu à NGL ù, which means there is a deer in the heart. It is used to describe the heart beating violently in panic or excitement. From the outlaws of the marsh.
The origin of Idioms
Ming Shi Naian's Shuihu Zhuan 101: "when Wang Qing saw the benefits, he didn't feel that his heart was bumping into a deer, and his bones and muscles were numb. It was like a snow lion on fire, and half of it was crisp in a moment."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Analysis of Idioms
A close synonym: heartbreak
Chinese PinYin : xīn tóu zhuàng lù
To strike a deer in one's heart
Three passes without entering. sān guò qí mén ér bù rù
the sun is sinking in the west. rì bó xī shān