万箭穿心

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)

   • tāgǎndàowànjiànchuānxīnbāndetòngkǔ.

     他感到万箭穿心般的痛苦。🔊

     He felt pain as though ten thousand arrows were piercing his heart.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. overcome with sorrow

   • tāwànjiànchuānxīn,tòngkǔbùkān.

     他万箭穿心，痛苦不堪。🔊

     He was pierced by countless arrows through his heart, suffering unbearably.

3. 參动verb

   fig. to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds

   • tādehuàwànjiànchuānxīn.

     他的话万箭穿心。🔊

     His words pierced my heart like a thousand arrows.