惨不忍睹 — “Extremely tragic and pitiful”
惨不忍睹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely tragic and pitiful”. Too horrible to look at; a scene of utter misery. Literally, “Too tragic to bear seeing”.
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惨不忍睹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 惨cǎn
- 不bù
- 忍rěn
- 睹dǔ
惨不忍睹 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 惨不忍睹
森林火灾过后，曾经郁郁葱葱的山林变得一片焦黑，真是惨不忍睹。
After the forest fire, the once lush mountains turned to charred remains, a truly tragic sight.
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More idioms starting with 惨
- cǎn惨bù不rěn忍yán言too tragic to describe
- cǎn惨wú无rén人lǐ理cruel beyond human reason
- cǎn惨wú无rén人dào道extremely brutal and inhuman
- cǎn惨wú无tiān天rì日utterly dark and miserable
- cǎn惨dàn淡jīng经yíng营struggle to maintain an enterprise
- cǎn惨dàn澹jīng经yíng营struggle to build or maintain a business
- cǎn惨rán然bù不lè乐to look sorrowful and dejected
- cǎn惨hé礉shǎo少ēn恩Cruel and lacking compassion
- cǎn惨lǜ绿shào少nián年a foppish young man
- cǎn惨lǜ绿nián年huá华the prime of youth
Questions about 惨不忍睹
- What does 惨不忍睹 mean?
- 惨不忍睹 (cǎn bù rěn dǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely tragic and pitiful”.
- How do you pronounce 惨不忍睹?
- 惨不忍睹 is pronounced cǎn bù rěn dǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 惨不忍睹 literally mean?
- Literally, 惨不忍睹 means “Too tragic to bear seeing”. It is used to mean “Extremely tragic and pitiful”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 惨不忍睹?
- 睹：看。凄惨得叫人不忍心看。