心如刀绞

Traditional (Taiwan): 心如刀絞

xīnrúdāojiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

    • to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)

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