撕心裂肺
si1 sam1 lit6 fai3sī xīn liè fèi
English
- in unbearable anguish; agonizing
- rip one's heart out; be heart-rending
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容極度痛苦或悲傷，好似將心肝撕開咁痛
Examples
佢聽到阿媽離世嘅消息後，喊到撕心裂肺。
She cried her heart out after hearing about her mother's passing.
Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk