心头剜去一块肉

Traditional (Taiwan): 心頭剜去一塊肉

xīntóuwānqùyīkuàiròu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄢ ㄑㄩˋ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄡˋ

    • the deep pain of losing a loved person or treasured thing
    • to be cut to the heart

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
a piece of flesh gouged from the heart
Meaning
The deep pain of losing a loved person or treasured thing. Like 'it cut me to the heart'.

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