斷腸
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See also: 断肠
Chinese[edit]
to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly |
intestines | ||
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trad. (斷腸) | 斷 | 腸 | |
simp. (断肠) | 断 | 肠 | |
anagram | 腸斷/肠断 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
斷腸
- (literally) to cut off the intestines
- (figurative) to be extremely distressed; to be heartbroken; to be anguished
- 大同江上別情人,楊柳千絲未繫人。含淚眼看含淚眼,斷腸人對斷腸人。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: Poem attributed to a Pyong'yang courtesan, 1800s
- Daedonggang sang byeol jeong'in, yangnyu cheon sa mi gye in. Hamnu an gan hamnu an, danjang in dae danjang in. [Sino-Korean]
- By the Taedong I bid my love farewell; the willow's thousand strands could not hold him back. Tearful eyes stare at tearful eyes, heartbroken woman facing heartbroken man.
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- → Korean: 애끊다 (aekkeunta) (calque)
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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斷 | 腸 |
Adjective[edit]
斷腸
- chữ Hán form of đoạn trường.