牵肠挂肚

Traditional: 牽腸掛肚

qiān cháng guà dù

Dictionary entry

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

What does 牵肠挂肚 mean?

牵肠挂肚 (qiān cháng guà dù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

Character breakdown

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牵qiānto lead along · to pull (an animal on a tether)肠chángintestines 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) · to hang up (the phone)肚dǔtripe

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牵肠挂肚

qiān cháng guà dù

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