哀莫大于心死 [āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ, ㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ, 哀 莫 大 于 心 死 / 哀 莫 大 於 心 死 ] 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, See also: 莊子 , 庄子 #78,670 [Add to Longdo]
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ai1 (哀) sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament [CE-DICT] (哎) (interjection) hey!, look out!, why? etc [CE-DICT] (唉) an interjection; to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right etc) [CE-DICT] (埃) dirt; dust; angstrom [CE-DICT] (挨) lean to; in order; in sequence [CE-DICT] (诶) oh [CE-DICT] (锿) einsteinium Es99, radioactive actinoid element [CE-DICT] (誒) oh [CE-DICT] (鎄) einsteinium Es99, radioactive actinoid element [CE-DICT] mo4 da4 (莫大) greatest; most important [CE-DICT] yu2 (予) I [CE-DICT] (俞) OK (Emperor's interjection); to accede; to assent [CE-DICT] (唹) to smile at [CE-DICT] (妤) handsome; fair [CE-DICT] (娱) amuse [CE-DICT] (娯) pleasure; enjoyment; amusement; Japanese variant of 娛|娱 [CE-DICT] (崳) county in Shandong province [CE-DICT] (嵎) mountain range [CE-DICT] (嵛) place name in Shandong [CE-DICT] (愉) pleased [CE-DICT] (愚) stupid [CE-DICT] (揄) draw out; let hanging [CE-DICT] (于) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (旟) banner with falcons; mussed up hair [CE-DICT] (杅) bowl; tub [CE-DICT] (楰) (tree) [CE-DICT] (榆) elm [CE-DICT] (歈) songs [CE-DICT] (欤) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (渝) abbr. for Chongqing 重慶|重庆; old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江 in Sichuan [CE-DICT] (渔) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (狳) armadillo [CE-DICT] (玗) semiprecious stone; a kind of jade [CE-DICT] (瑜) excellence; luster of gems [CE-DICT] (璵) (gem) [CE-DICT] (畲) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (盂) container; cup [CE-DICT] (禺) (place); district [CE-DICT] (窬) hole in a wall [CE-DICT] (竽) free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd; larger version of the sheng 笙 [CE-DICT] (緰) net [CE-DICT] (羭) black ram [CE-DICT] (腴) fat on belly; fertile; rich [CE-DICT] (臾) surname Yu; a moment; little while [CE-DICT] (舁) to lift; raise [CE-DICT] (与) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (艅) a despatch boat [CE-DICT] (萸) cornelian cherry [CE-DICT] (蕍) Alisma plantags [CE-DICT] (虞) forewarned; peace; worry; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (蝓) snail [CE-DICT] (褕) loose garment [CE-DICT] (觎) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (谀) flatter [CE-DICT] (踰) variant of 逾, to exceed; to transcend; to cross over; variant of 窬, slit in wall [CE-DICT] (舆) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (轝) sedan chair [CE-DICT] (逾) to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over [CE-DICT] (釪) an alms bowl; a small bell [CE-DICT] (隃) exceed; jump over [CE-DICT] (隅) corner [CE-DICT] (雩) summer sacrifice for rain [CE-DICT] (余) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (馀) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (鱼) fish [CE-DICT] (魣) perch [CE-DICT] (鸒) the eastern jackdaw [CE-DICT] (齵) uneven (teeth) [CE-DICT] (娛) amuse [CE-DICT] (於) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (歟) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (漁) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (畬) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (與) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (覦) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (諛) flatter [CE-DICT] (輿) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (餘) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (餘) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (魚) fish [CE-DICT] xin1 (廞) to prepare horses and chariots for battle [CE-DICT] (心) heart; mind [CE-DICT] (忻) happy [CE-DICT] (新) new; newly; abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆; meso- (chem.) [CE-DICT] (昕) dawn [CE-DICT] (欣) happy [CE-DICT] (歆) pleased; moved [CE-DICT] (炘) mid-day glare; heat [CE-DICT] (芯) lamp pith; core [CE-DICT] (莘) Asarum sieboldi [CE-DICT] (薪) fuel; salary [CE-DICT] (䜣) pleased; delighted; happy; variant of 欣 [CE-DICT] (辛) tired; eighth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; eighth in order; letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; octa [CE-DICT] (鈊) cadolinium [CE-DICT] (锌) zinc Zn, transition metal, atomic number 30 [CE-DICT] (鑫) (used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity) [CE-DICT] (馨) fragrant [CE-DICT] (訢) pleased; delighted; happy; variant of 欣 [CE-DICT] (鋅) zinc Zn, transition metal, atomic number 30 [CE-DICT] si3 (死) to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely [CE-DICT]
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