哀莫大于心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

nothing is more wretched than apathy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nothing is more wretched than apathy
  2. 2. no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3. the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4. nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子zhuāng zǐ)

Characters

Character Meaning
哀 āi HSK 6
sorrow; grief; to grieve for
莫 mò HSK 6
do not; surname Mo; there is none who
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible