惨不忍闻

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too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle, appalling scenes of devastation

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惨不忍闻

cǎn bù rěn wén

too sad and shocking to the ear; (of a tragic event) too horrible to hear of; be too horrible to learn; be horrified to learn:

从远处敌人的牢房里不时传来惨不忍闻的尖叫声。 Heart-rending screams could now and then be heard from the enemy prison in the distance.

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慘不忍聞|惨不忍闻 [cǎn bù rěn wén] ► too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle ► appalling scenes of devastation