回肠九转huí cháng jiǔ zhuǎnbe cut to the quick;be dissolved in grief;be stabbed through and through by grief; one’s mind is burning with grief
❍ 得知父亲去世，他真是～，悲痛万分。On hearing the death of his father,he was stabbed through and through by grief. 回肠九转huí chánɡ jiǔ zhuǎn回：转动。肠子在肚子里绕了好多弯儿。形容十分焦急忧伤，痛苦万分。dejected and vexatious without peace, be dissolved in grief, one’s mind is burning with grief |