切肤之痛

切膚之痛

qièfūzhītòng

idiom #50,992

Meanings

1 pain felt in one's own flesh
2 deeply personal suffering
3 keenly felt anguish

Characters

close to; intimate

(possessive particle)

Examples

他对失去亲人的痛苦有切肤之痛。

Tā duì shīqù qīnrén de tòngkǔ yǒu qièfūzhītòng.

He knows the pain of losing a loved one as if it were his own flesh.

战争给百姓带来了切肤之痛。

Zhànzhēng gěi bǎixìng dài lái le qièfūzhītòng.

The war brought the people deeply personal suffering.

Tips

usage

Used for suffering you have actually experienced firsthand, not what you observe in others. Often paired with 有 or 感受到.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

肤 fū

之 zhī

痛 tòng