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Korean idiom be heartbroken

Idioms linked to “가슴” · Linked dictionary word

가슴이 찢어지다

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  • 가슴이 찢어지다

English rendering be heartbroken Literal translation: “the heart tears apart”

Meaning 1

슬픔이나 분함 때문에 가슴이 째지는 듯한 고통을 받다.

To suffer pain as though one’s heart were splitting from grief or resentment.

Dictionary example 1

가슴이 찢어지는 고통을 참으며 걸어갔다.

I walked on, enduring heart-rending pain.

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“가슴이 찢어지다” — be heartbroken: To suffer pain as though one’s heart were splitting from grief or resentment.
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