揪心扒肝
揪心扒肝
jiū xīn bā gān
lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart; worried out of one's wits; scared stiff
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- (idiom) lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart
- worried out of one's wits
- scared stiff
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Related Words
五劳七伤(wǔ láo qī shāng)— (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
→揪心(jiū xīn)— lit. grips the heart
→一心一德(yī xīn yī dé)— of one heart and one mind (idiom)
→五脏(wǔ zàng)— five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
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