目不忍见 — “The sight is too tragic or gruesome to look at”
目不忍见 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sight is too tragic or gruesome to look at”. Cannot bear to behold. Literally, “eyes cannot bear to see”.
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目不忍见 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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那场自然灾害后的景象，真是令人目不忍见，到处都是破败和伤痕。
The scene after that natural disaster was truly too horrible to behold, with wreckage and scars everywhere.
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More idioms starting with 目
- mù目xià下shí十háng行read ten lines at a glance
- mù目bù不jiāo交jié睫not close one's eyes all night
- mù目bù不bié别shì视focus intently without looking elsewhere
- mù目bù不wàng妄shì视eyes do not look wantonly
- mù目bù不rěn忍dǔ睹too horrible to behold
- mù目bù不rěn忍jiàn见，，ěr耳bù不kān堪wén闻too gruesome to see or hear
- mù目bù不rěn忍shì视，，ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too tragic to see or hear
- mù目bù不xié斜shì视look straight ahead
- mù目bù不páng旁shì视to remain focused and undistracted
- mù目bù不xiá暇jiē接too many beautiful things to see
- mù目bù不xiá暇gěi给too many beautiful things to see
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What does 目不忍见 mean?
目不忍见 (mù bù rěn jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sight is too tragic or gruesome to look at”.
How do you pronounce 目不忍见?
目不忍见 is pronounced mù bù rěn jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 目不忍见 literally mean?
Literally, 目不忍见 means “eyes cannot bear to see”. It is used to mean “the sight is too tragic or gruesome to look at”.
What is the Chinese definition of 目不忍见?
形容景象极其悲惨。同“目不忍视”。