惨不忍言 — “Too tragic or horrible to describe”
惨不忍言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too tragic or horrible to describe”. Unspeakably sad. Literally, “Too tragic to bear speaking of”.
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惨不忍言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
惨不忍言 Character Breakdown
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他讲述了童年的不幸遭遇，令人听了感到惨不忍言
He recounted the misfortunes of his childhood, which were truly too tragic to describe.
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- cǎn惨bù不rěn忍wén闻too tragic to bear listening to
- 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jué绝rén人huán寰unparalleled human tragedy
- cǎn惨lǜ绿shào少nián年a foppish young man
- cǎn惨lǜ绿nián年huá华the prime of youth
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Open the tool →Questions about 惨不忍言
What does 惨不忍言 mean?
惨不忍言 (cǎn bù rěn yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too tragic or horrible to describe”.
How do you pronounce 惨不忍言?
惨不忍言 is pronounced cǎn bù rěn yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 惨不忍言 literally mean?
Literally, 惨不忍言 means “Too tragic to bear speaking of”. It is used to mean “Too tragic or horrible to describe”.
What is the Chinese definition of 惨不忍言?
不忍心把悲惨情形说出口。