苦不堪言

kǔ bù kān yán

Dictionary entry

to suffer unspeakable misery

What does 苦不堪言 mean?

苦不堪言 (kǔ bù kān yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to suffer unspeakable misery

2indescribably painful

3hellish

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苦kǔbitter · hardship 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-堪kān(bound form) may; can · (bound form) to endure; to bear 言yánwords · speech

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苦不堪言

kǔ bù kān yán

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