断腸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 断腸(だんちょう) expresses deep emotional pain or grief.
• Basic usage: It is used for giving up something cherished or having to make a painful decision.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The fixed expression 断腸の思い
  • 断腸の思い means a heartbreaking feeling.
  • 断腸の思いで means with that heavy heart.
• Causing a substitution
  • 選手を交代させた means replacing a player. させた expresses causing another person's substitution.