腸斷

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See also: 肠断

Chinese

		intestines	to break; to judge; absolutely to break; to judge; absolutely; decidedly
trad. (腸斷)		腸	斷
simp. (肠断)		肠	断
anagram		斷腸／断肠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chángduàn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ dyun⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiông-toān / tiông-toǎn / chhiâng-toān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chángduàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chángduàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang²-tuan⁴
  - Yale: cháng-dwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngduann
  - Palladius: чандуань (čanduanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ dyun⁶
  - Yale: chèuhng dyuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ dyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ dün⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tyːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiông-toān
  - Tâi-lô: tiông-tuān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongdoan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tuan²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiông-toǎn
  - Tâi-lô: tiông-tuǎn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tuan²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiâng-toān
  - Tâi-lô: tshiâng-tuān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiangdoan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiaŋ¹³⁻²² tuan²²/

Verb

腸⫽斷 (subject-predicate)

(literary) to be heartbroken; to be sorrowful
- 行宮見月傷心色，夜雨聞鈴腸斷聲。
  行宫见月伤心色，夜雨闻铃肠断声。
  From: c. 806, Bai Juyi (白居易),《長恨歌》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Xínggōng jiàn yuè shāngxīn sè, yèyǔ wén líng chángduàn shēng.
  The moon viewed from his tent shed a soul-searing light; The bells heard in night rain made a heart-rending sound.
- 腸斷白蘋洲。
  肠断白𬞟洲。
  From: c. 9th century, Wen Tingyun (溫庭筠),《望江南》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Chángduàn báipín zhōu.
  My heart breaks at the sight of the islet with duckweed white.
- 腸斷竹馬兒童，空見說、三千樂指。
  肠断竹马儿童，空见说、三千乐指。
  From: c. 1297, Liu Chenweng (劉辰翁),《寶鼎現·春月》
  Chángduàn zhúmǎ értóng, kōng jiàn shuō, sānqiān yuèzhǐ.
  Heartbroken children riding hobby horse have heard in vain: None of three thousand musical fingers remain.
- 牢騷太盛防腸斷，風物長宜放眼量。
  牢骚太盛防肠断，风物长宜放眼量。
  From: 1949 April 29, Mao Tse-tung (毛澤東),《七律·和柳亞子先生》, English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Láosāo tài shèng fáng chángduàn, fēngwù cháng yí fàngyǎn liáng.
  Beware of heartbreak with grievance overfull, Range far your eye over long vistas.

Synonyms

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

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