Đau như xé ruột xé gan
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Meaning · English
Experiencing intense emotional pain
Literally: Painful like tearing intestines and liver
Examples
Cô ấy đau như xé ruột xé gan khi chia tay người yêuShe felt intense emotional pain when breaking up with her boyfriend
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Đau như xé ruột xé gan” mean?
Experiencing intense emotional pain Literally: Painful like tearing intestines and liver
Is “Đau như xé ruột xé gan” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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