我这心里能疼死
“it would break my heart.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我以前觉得你要是 把这话说出来
“In the past, if you ever said something like that,”
我这 心里能疼死
“it would break my heart.”
奇怪得很
“It's strange.”
“I used to think hearing this would destroy me completely, but surprisingly it didn't.”
Chinese speakers often use extreme physical terms like 'dying from pain' to convey profound emotional heartache in close interpersonal relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ache to death; hurt intensely
A common exaggerated colloquial complement used to describe excruciating physical or emotional pain.
in one's heart / mind
Used to describe internal thoughts, feelings, or psychological state rather than the physical organ.