腸斷

腸⫽斷 (subject-predicate)

1. (literary) to be heartbroken; to be sorrowful
   • c. 806, 白居易 [Bai Juyi], 長恨歌:

     行宮見月傷心色，夜雨聞鈴腸斷聲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     行宫见月伤心色，夜雨闻铃肠断声。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Xínggōng jiàn yuè shāngxīn sè, yèyǔ wén líng chángduàn shēng. [Pinyin]

     The moon viewed from his tent shed a soul-searing light; The bells heard in night rain made a heart-rending sound.^{[note 1]}

   • c. 9th century, 溫庭筠 [Wen Tingyun], 望江南:

     腸斷白蘋洲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     肠断白𬞟洲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Chángduàn báipín zhōu. [Pinyin]

     My heart breaks at the sight of the islet with duckweed white.^{[note 2]}

   • c. 1297, 劉辰翁 [Liu Chenweng], 寶鼎現·春月:

     腸斷竹馬兒童，空見說、三千樂指。 [Ci, trad.]
     肠断竹马儿童，空见说、三千乐指。 [Ci, simp.]

     Chángduàn zhúmǎ értóng, kōng jiàn shuō, sānqiān yuèzhǐ. [Pinyin]

     Heartbroken children riding hobby horse have heard in vain: None of three thousand musical fingers remain.^{[note 3]}

   • 1949 April 29, 毛澤東 [Mao Tse-tung], 七律·和柳亞子先生:

     牢騷太盛防腸斷，風物長宜放眼量。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     牢骚太盛防肠断，风物长宜放眼量。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Láosāo tài shèng fáng chángduàn, fēngwù cháng yí fàngyǎn liáng. [Pinyin]

     Beware of heartbreak with grievance overfull, Range far your eye over long vistas.^{[note 4]}

• 斷腸／断肠 (duàncháng)
• 心碎 (xīnsuì)
• (Hokkien) 割吊