心如刀割

Chinese

		heart; mind	as (if); such as	knife	cut off
simp. and trad. (心如刀割)		心	如	刀	割
Literally: “as if having a heart cut by a knife”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnrúdāogē

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyu⁴ dou¹ got³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīnrúdāogē
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinrudauge
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ jyu⁴ dou¹ got³
  - Yale: sām yùh dōu got
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jy⁴ dou¹ got⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yu⁴ dou¹ god³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³/

Idiom

心如刀割

to be heartbroken

我心如刀割 ― wǒ xīnrúdāogē ― I am heartbroken

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