tòng bù yù shēng

痛不欲生 (tòng bù yù shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be so in pain as to not want to live
  2. 2to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

Characters in 痛不欲生

痛tòng · ache不bù · no; not so欲yù · desire生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born

Related words

不no; not so先生teacher不过only发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner不能cannot不管not to be concerned生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)

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