惨不忍睹

Traditional: 慘不忍睹

cǎn bù rěn dǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

What does 惨不忍睹 mean?

惨不忍睹 (cǎn bù rěn dǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)

2fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious

Character breakdown

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惨cǎnmiserable · wretched 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-忍rěnto bear · to endure 睹dǔto observe · to see

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惨不忍睹

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