苦不堪言 kǔbùkānyán unspeakable misery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苦 kǔ adjective miserable hard; painful; experiencing or causing physical or mental distress不堪 bùkān adjective utterly Used after a describing word to express an extreme or unbearable degree; utterly; extremely.言 yán verbadverb to say to speak; to talk; to state or tell