哀莫大於心死
See also: 哀莫大于心死
Chinese edit
sorrow; grief; pity sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament |
do not; there is none who | to be greater than; to be bigger than | heart; mind | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (哀莫大於心死) | 哀 | 莫 | 大於 | 心 | 死 | |
simp. (哀莫大于心死) | 哀 | 莫 | 大于 | 心 | 死 | |
Literally: “Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart.” |
Etymology edit
From Zhuangzi, chapter 21 (Tian Zifang):
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
哀莫大於心死