悲不自胜 bēi bù zì shèng

DEFINITIONS

  1. unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. overcome with sorrow
  3. heartbroken

CHARACTERS

悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
自 zì self, private, personal; from
胜 shèng victory; excel, be better than