苦酒入喉心作痛
[kŭ jiŭ rù hóu xīn zuò tòng]
'Bitter Wine Enters My Throat Making My Heart Hurt' paints a picture of drinking sorrow with alcohol causing physical discomfort paralleling emotional pain, indicating the speaker is probably drowning their sorrows after suffering from a deep disappointment or anguish. In East Asian culture, this metaphor often relates directly to heartbreaks and the hardships encountered in one's life journey.