万 箭 穿 心

wàn jiàn chuān xīndictionary entry

(lit.) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom) / (fig.) overcome with sorrow / (fig.) to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds

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Original source entry:

萬箭穿心 万箭穿心 [wan4 jian4 chuan1 xin1] /(lit.) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)/(fig.) overcome with sorrow/(fig.) to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds/

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