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慘不忍睹
简 惨不忍睹 · 繁 慘不忍睹Mandarin · pinyin cǎn bù rěn dǔ
Meanings
- lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom)
- fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious
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3–4–3–3 · can3 bu4 ren3 du3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2
Cantonese word readings for 慘不忍睹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2
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phrase
- (of people or situations) to be too horrible to look at
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