悲痛欲绝 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be overcome with grief

Character by character

• 悲bēisorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
• 痛tòngache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
• 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
• 绝juéto cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

Idioms sharing a character

• 兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi
• 大放悲声 dà fàng bēi shēng
• 大发慈悲 dà fā cí bēi
• 悲不自胜 bēi bù zì shèng
• 悲歌当哭 bēi gē dàng kū
• 悲声载道 bēi shēng zài dào
• 慈悲为本 cí bēi wéi běn
• 乐极生悲 lè jí shēng bēi
• 转悲为喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ
• 不痛不痒 bù tòng bù yǎng

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