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萬箭穿心

简万箭穿心 · 繁萬箭穿心

Mandarin · pinyin wàn jiàn chuān xīn

(lit.) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
(fig.) overcome with sorrow
(fig.) to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds

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萬: Look up this written character
箭: jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–4–1–1 · wan4 jian4 chuan1 xin1

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