哀莫大於心死

ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3

nothing sadder than a withered heart, (saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子, 庄子), other possible translations: no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices, The worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart., Nothing is more wretched than apathy.

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哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死 [āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ] ► nothing sadder than a withered heart ► (saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi ↑莊子|↑庄子) ► other possible translations: no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices ► The worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart. ► Nothing is more wretched than apathy.