心如刀割

Chinese

		heart; mind	as (if); such as	knife	cut off
trad. (心如刀割)		心	如	刀	割
simp. #(心如刀割)		心	如	刀	割
Literally: “as if having a heart cut by a knife”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnrúdāogē

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠ ㄍㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyu⁴ dou¹ got³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnrúdāogē
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠ ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinrúdaoge
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ju²-tao¹-ko¹
    • Yale: syīn-rú-dāu-gē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinrudauge
    • Palladius: синьжудаогэ (sinʹžudaogɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ jyu⁴ dou¹ got³
    • Yale: sām yùh dōu got
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jy⁴ dou¹ got⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yu⁴ dou¹ god³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³/

Idiom

心如刀割

1. to be heartbroken

   我心如刀割  ―  wǒ xīnrúdāogē  ―  I am heartbroken

   • 怎麼看你笑著　我卻心如刀割 [MSC, trad.]
     怎么看你笑着　我却心如刀割 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019, 周興哲 (Eric Chou), 《怎麼了》 (What's Wrong)

     zěnme kàn nǐ xiào zhe, wǒ què xīnrúdāogē [Pinyin]

     How come when I see you smiling, I am heartbroken?