令人寒心 — “To make one feel deeply disappointed and disheartened”
令人寒心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make one feel deeply disappointed and disheartened”. To cause dismay and despair. Literally, “To make one's heart cold; to chill one's heart”.
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令人寒心 Pronunciation and Pinyin
令人寒心 Character Breakdown
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他多年来为公司尽心尽力，却因为一点小失误就被解雇，这真让人寒心。
After dedicating himself to the company for years, he was dismissed for a minor mistake, which truly made everyone's heart cold.
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- lìng令rén人fà发zhǐ指make one bristle with indignation
- lìng令rén人chī吃jīng惊to cause astonishment or surprise
- lìng令rén人pēn喷fàn饭extremely amusing or ridiculous
- lìng令rén人pěng捧fù腹to make one laugh heartily
- lìng令rén人zhù注mù目to attract attention
- lìng令rén人mǎn满yì意to cause people to be satisfied
- lìng令rén人tòng痛xīn心heart-wrenching and deeply regrettable
- lìng令rén人zhǔ瞩mù目to attract a lot of attention
- lìng令rén人shén神wǎng往captivating and inspiring longing
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What does 令人寒心 mean?
令人寒心 (lìng rén hán xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make one feel deeply disappointed and disheartened”.
How do you pronounce 令人寒心?
令人寒心 is pronounced lìng rén hán xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 令人寒心 literally mean?
Literally, 令人寒心 means “to make one's heart cold; to chill one's heart”. It is used to mean “to make one feel deeply disappointed and disheartened”.
What is the Chinese definition of 令人寒心?
让人失望而痛心