情何以堪 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• how can this be endured!

Character by character

• 情qíngemotion, feeling, sentiment
• 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
• 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
• 堪kānto endure; adequate, capable, worthy

Idioms sharing a character

• 一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng
• 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
• 不情之请 bù qíng zhī qǐng
• 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
• 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng
• 入情入理 rù qíng rù lǐ
• 反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng
• 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ
• 含情脉脉 hán qíng mò mò
• 径情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì

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