痛心疾首

tòng xīn jí shǒu

Dictionary entry

bitter and hateful (idiom)

What does 痛心疾首 mean?

痛心疾首 (tòng xīn jí shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bitter and hateful (idiom)

2to grieve and lament (over sth)

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痛tòngache · pain 心xīnheart · mind 疾jí(bound form) disease; ailment · (bound form) swift 首shǒuhead · chief

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痛心疾首

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