Heart splitting(cì xīn liè gān)

Heart splitting

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ì x ī NLI è g ā n, which means extreme grief. It comes from Zhang Juzheng's answer to gaomei nunnery in the army of the Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used of heartache

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng's answer to gaomei'an in the army in Ming Dynasty: "once a friend of life and death in 30 years has been separated forever, it will be heartbreaking. How painful can it be?"

Idiom explanation

Of great grief.

Chinese PinYin : cì xīn liè gān