xé ruột

xé ruột

Tiếng kêu xé ruột của con chim non vang lên từ tổ trên cây.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Heart-rending / gut-wrenching: Describes a sound, cry, or situation that is so intensely sad, painful, or emotionally piercing that it feels as if it could tear one's insides apart. It conveys extreme emotional distress.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Tiếng khóc của đứa trẻ nghe thật ruột. (The child's cry sounded truly heart-rending.)
    • Đó một câu chuyện ruột về sự mất mát. (That is a gut-wrenching story about loss.)
    • Họ nghe thấy tiếng kêu ruột từ trong ngôi nhà. (They heard a heart-rending scream from inside the house.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is almost exclusively used in a figurative sense to describe emotional or auditory experiences. It is a powerful literary and descriptive term.
Variants and Related Words
  • lòng (adj): A near-identical synonym, also meaning heart-rending or soul-tearing.
    • Lời từ biệt của ấy thật lòng. (Her farewell was truly heart-breaking.)
Synonyms
  • Heart-rending: Causing intense sorrow or distress.
  • Gut-wrenching: Producing a feeling of severe emotional pain.
  • Piercing: (Of a sound or emotion) sharp and penetrating.
  • Agonizing: Causing great physical or mental pain.
Related Idioms
  • While " ruột" itself functions as an idiomatic adjective, it is often part of the common descriptive phrase "tiếng kêu ruột" (a heart-rending cry/scream).
    • Sau vụ nổ, tiếng kêu ruột vang lên khắp phố. (After the explosion, heart-rending cries rang out through the street.)

Proverbs and Idioms