痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be so in pain as to not want to live
  2. to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

CHARACTERS

痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
欲 yù
HSK 6
desire, want, long for; intend
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth