Definition
痛心疾首 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'painful heart and aching head'. It expresses deep emotional pain, often from regret, remorse, or indignation. Use it to describe a feeling of bitter sorrow or strong disapproval about something that has happened.
f.e.
to feel deep remorse or bitter hatredto be deeply grieved and indignant
Examples
- 痛心疾首。Tā duì zìjǐ de cuòwù gǎndào tòng xīn jí shǒu.He feels deep remorse for his own mistakes.
- ，痛心疾首。Kàndào zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de xiànxiàng, tā tòng xīn jí shǒu.Seeing this kind of injustice, she was filled with indignation.
- ，痛心疾首。Tí qǐ nà duàn wǎngshì, tā réngrán tòng xīn jí shǒu.When mentioning that past event, he still feels bitter sorrow.
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