是可忍，孰不可忍
shì​kě​rěn​shú​bù​kě​rěn

if this can be tolerated, what cannot?

  • created sense approved 是可忍，孰不可忍 · shì​kě​rěn​shú​bù​kě​rěn · if this can be tolerated, what cannot? — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    是可忍，孰不可忍

    shì​kě​rěn​shú​bù​kě​rěn

    if this can be tolerated, what cannot?

    (idiom) used to express that a situation has become completely unbearable; enough is enough. From the "Analects", where [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]] critiqued the illegal use of imperial rituals by a subordinate.

    是 (literal) → 是 · shì · this 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 忍 (literal) → 忍 · rěn · to endure ， (non_chinese) 孰 (literal) → 孰 · shú · who; what 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 忍 (literal) → 忍 · rěn · to endure

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