戳心灌髓 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to strike at one's core; to deeply hurt sb

Character by character

• 戳chuōto pierce, to prick, to stab; stamp, seal
• 心xīnheart; mind; soul
• 灌guànto water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
• 髓suǐsubstance, essence; bone marrow

Idioms sharing a character

• 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
• 一心二用 yī xīn èr yòng
• 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
• 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì
• 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
• 人心惶惶 rén xīn huáng huáng
• 人心难测 rén xīn nán cè
• 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
• 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
• 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn

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