| 心如刀绞 |
xīn rú dāo jiǎo |
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 刀 |
Dāo |
surname Dao |
| 刀 |
dāo |
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 绞 |
jiǎo |
to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn |