惨不忍闻 — “Too tragic or dreadful to bear listening to”
惨不忍闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too tragic or dreadful to bear listening to”. So miserable that one cannot bear to hear it.
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惨不忍闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 惨cǎn
- 不bù
- 忍rěn
- 闻wén
惨不忍闻 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 惨不忍闻
那场突如其来的灾害造成的损失和受害者的境遇，真是惨不忍闻。
The losses caused by that sudden disaster and the plight of the victims were truly too tragic to bear hearing.
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Antonyms of 惨不忍闻
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 惨不忍闻
- What does 惨不忍闻 mean?
- 惨不忍闻 (cǎn bù rěn wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too tragic or dreadful to bear listening to”.
- How do you pronounce 惨不忍闻?
- 惨不忍闻 is pronounced cǎn bù rěn wén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 惨不忍闻?
- 闻：听。凄惨得叫人不忍心听。