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哀莫大于心死
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Definitions
- 1. nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
- 2. no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
- 3. the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
- 4. nothing is more wretched than apathy
Child Words of 哀莫大于心死
(of time or place) in; at; on
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[lí]
greater than; bigger than; more than
to die
heart
do not
big; large; great
greatest
see 大夫[dài fu]