痛不欲生 (tòng bú) — overwhelmed with grief; devastated (used for extreme emotional pain)
Definition
A literary chengyu: 'so pained that one no longer wishes to live' — used to describe extreme emotional suffering such as grief or despair, not physical pain.
idiom
overwhelmed with griefdevastated (used for extreme emotional pain)
Examples
- ，痛不欲生。Tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xi, tā tòng bú.When he heard the bad news, he was devastated.
- ，痛不欲生，。Shī qù le zuì hǎo de péng you, tā tòng bú, měi tiān yǐ lèi xǐ miàn.After losing her best friend, she was overwhelmed with grief, washing her face with tears every day.
- 痛不欲生，。Nà zhǒng tòng bú de gǎn jué, zhǐ yǒu jīng lì guò de rén cái néng tǐ huì.That feeling of devastation can only be understood by those who have experienced it.
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