戳心灌髓 — Chinese idiom
戳心灌髓
chuō xīn guàn suǐ
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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