to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) · to be torn with grief

xīn rú dāo gē

x+īn·1st toner+ú·2nd toned+āo·1st toneg+ē·1st tone

Idiom

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She was filled with deep grief to hear of her father's sudden death.

她得知父亲突然离世，不禁心如刀割。