惨不忍闻 cǎnbùrěnwén dreadful to hear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 惨 慘 cǎn adjective miserable miserable; tragic; wretched; pathetic不忍 bùrěn verb cannot bear to To be unable to do something because of pity or compassion for another闻 聞 wén adjectiveverb to hear (literary) to hear; to catch the sound of something