From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Chinese[edit]
|
to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold) to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold); struggle; to tie; to bind
|
heart; mind
|
simp. and trad. (扎心)
|
扎
|
心
|
Pronunciation[edit]
扎心
- (neologism, slang, originally dialectal Mandarin) to “pierce the heart”, i.e. (of someone's words) to be incisively and callously accurate; to be hurtfully truthful; to sting
- 扎心了,老鐵。/扎心了,老铁。 ― Zhāxīn le, lǎotiě. ― Your words touched my sore spot, man. (slang)
- 扎心了,老鐵。/扎心了,老铁。 ― Zhāxīn le, lǎotiě. ― Life is hard, man. (slang, alternatively)