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伤心致死

shāng xīn zhì sǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to grieve to death / to die of a broken-heart
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-023b373751e0dff4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

傷心致死 伤心致死 [shang1 xin1 zhi4 si3] /to grieve to death/to die of a broken-heart/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 傷心致死

  • 伤
    shāng

    to injure / injury / wound

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

  • 致
    zhì

    (bound form) fine / delicate / exquisite / (literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently

  • 死
    sǐ

    to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.