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慘不忍聞

简 惨不忍闻 · 繁 慘不忍聞
Mandarin · pinyin cǎn bù rěn wén

Meanings

  1. (idiom) dreadful to hear
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慘
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
忍
rěn · endure, bear, suffer; forbear
聞
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惨
cǎn · sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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3–4–3–2 · can3 bu4 ren3 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caam2 bat1 jan2 man4

Cantonese word readings for 慘不忍聞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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caam2 bat1 jan2 man4

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