惨不忍闻

Traditional: 慘不忍聞

cǎn bù rěn wén

Dictionary entry

(idiom) dreadful to hear

What does 惨不忍闻 mean?

惨不忍闻 (cǎn bù rěn wén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) dreadful to hear

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惨cǎnmiserable · wretched 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-忍rěnto bear · to endure 闻Wénsurname Wen

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惨不忍闻

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