痛不欲生

tòng bù yù shēng

Dictionary entry

to be so in pain as to not want to live

What does 痛不欲生 mean?

痛不欲生 (tòng bù yù shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be so in pain as to not want to live

2to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

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痛tòngache · pain 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-欲yùdesire · appetite 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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痛不欲生

tòng bù yù shēng

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