哀莫大於心死
āi​mò​dà​yú​xīn​sǐ

nothing is more wretched than apathy

  • created sense approved 哀莫大于心死/哀莫大於心死 · āi​mò​dà​yú​xīn​sǐ · nothing is more wretched than apathy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哀莫大于心死 / 哀莫大於心死

    āi​mò​dà​yú​xīn​sǐ

    nothing is more wretched than apathy

    despair is the greatest sorrow; no greater tragedy can befall a person than the loss of their will to improve or the death of their spirit

    哀 (literal) → 哀 · āi · sad 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · none 大于 (literal) → 大于/大於 · dà​yú · greater than 心死 (literal) → 心死 · xīn​sǐ · to be hopeless

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