哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死
哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ ㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2
- nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄗˇ )
- 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 apathy
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哀
- 哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 to entreat
- 悲哀 bēi āi ㄅㄟ ㄞ bei1 oi1 grieved
- 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄞ ㄌㄜˋ hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6 lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
- 可哀 kě āi ㄎㄜˇ ㄞ ho2 oi1 miserably
- 哀伤 哀傷 āi shāng ㄞ ㄕㄤ oi1 soeng1 grief; distress; bereavement
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- 哀劝 哀勸 āi quàn ㄞ ㄑㄩㄢˋ oi1 hyun3 to persuade by all possible means; to implore
- 哀告 āi gào ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ oi1 gou3 to beg piteously
- 哀哭 āi kū ㄞ ㄎㄨ oi1 huk1 to weep in sorrow
- 哀启 哀啟 āi qǐ ㄞ ㄑㄧˇ oi1 kai2 obituary (archaic term)
- 哀叹 哀嘆 āi tàn ㄞ ㄊㄢˋ oi1 taan3 to sigh
- 哀嚎 āi háo ㄞ ㄏㄠˊ oi1 hou4 to wail; to cry piteously
- 哀失 āi shī ㄞ ㄕ oi1 sat1 bereavement
- 哀婉 āi wǎn ㄞ ㄨㄢˇ oi1 jyun2 (esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving
- 哀子 āi zǐ ㄞ ㄗˇ oi1 zi2 son orphaned of his mother
- 哀家 āi jiā ㄞ ㄐㄧㄚ oi1 gaa1 I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
- 哀平 Āi Píng ㄞ ㄆㄧㄥˊ oi1 ping4 joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)
- 哀思 āi sī ㄞ ㄙ oi1 si1 grief-stricken thoughts
- 哀怨 āi yuàn ㄞ ㄩㄢˋ oi1 jyun3 grief
- 哀悼 āi dào ㄞ ㄉㄠˋ oi1 dou6 to grieve over sb's death
- 哀愁 āi chóu ㄞ ㄔㄡˊ oi1 sau4 sorrow; sadness
莫
- 莫非 mò fēi ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ mok6 fei1 can it be possible that
- 莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ mok6 gwo3 jyu1 nothing can surpass
- 一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄢˇ jat1 cau4 mok6 zin2 to be unable to find a solution
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 变幻莫测 變幻莫測 biàn huàn mò cè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ bin3 waan6 mok6 caak1 to change unpredictably
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- 切莫 qiè mò ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ cit3 mok6 you must not
- 吉莫 jí mò ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ gat1 mok6 (old) name of a kind of leather
- 巴莫 Bā Mò ㄅㄚ ㄇㄛˋ baa1 mok6 Ba Maw
- 约莫 約莫 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 to estimate; to guess
- 莫不 mò bù ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ mok6 bat1 none doesn't
- 莫内 莫內 Mò nèi ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ mok6 noi6 Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈
- 莫名 mò míng ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ mok6 ming4 inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
- 莫大 mò dà ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ mok6 daai6 greatest
- 莫奈 Mò nài ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄞˋ mok6 noi6 Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
- 莫如 mò rú ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ mok6 jyu4 it would be better
- 莫属 莫屬 mò shǔ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ mok6 suk6 (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 + (noun) + 莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
- 莫耳 mò ěr ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ mok6 ji5 (chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)
- 莫蕾 mò lěi ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄟˇ mok6 leoi4 mole (Mexican sauce)
- 莫言 Mò Yán ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ mok6 jin4 Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 莫讲 莫講 mò jiǎng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ mok6 gong2 let alone
大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大 偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大 壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
于 於
- 介于 介於 jiè yú ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˊ gaai3 jyu1 between
- 位于 位於 wèi yú ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ wai6 jyu1 to be located at
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 便于 便於 biàn yú ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ bin6 jyu1 easy to; convenient for
- 出于 出於 chū yú ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ceot1 jyu1 due to
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- 勇于 勇於 yǒng yú ㄩㄥˇ ㄩˊ jung5 jyu1 to dare to
- 善于 善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 在于 在於 zài yú ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ zoi6 jyu1 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 基于 基於 jī yú ㄐㄧ ㄩˊ gei1 jyu1 because of
- 大于 大於 dà yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ daai6 jyu1 greater than; bigger than; more than
- 对于 對於 duì yú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ deoi3 jyu1 regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 属于 屬於 shǔ yú ㄕㄨˇ ㄩˊ suk6 jyu1 to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- 忠于 忠於 zhōng yú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ zung1 jyu1 to be loyal to
- 急于 急於 jí yú ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ gap1 jyu1 eager to
- 敢于 敢於 gǎn yú ㄍㄢˇ ㄩˊ gam2 jyu1 to have the courage to do sth
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 源于 源於 yuán yú ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ jyun4 jyu1 has its origins in
- 用于 用於 yòng yú ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˊ jung6 jyu1 to use in; to use on; to use for
- 由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 due to
Idioms with these characters
- 哀兵必胜 哀兵必勝 āi bīng bì shèng ㄞ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ oi1 bing1 bit1 sing3 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 哀告宾服 哀告賓服 āi gào bīn fú ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ oi1 gou3 ban1 fuk6 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
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- 哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě ㄞ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ oi1 hung4 pin3 je5 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
- 哀毁骨立 哀毀骨立 āi huǐ gǔ lì ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ oi1 wai2 gwat1 laap6 (idiom) to become emaciated from grief, esp. while mourning the death of a parent
- 乞哀告怜 乞哀告憐 qǐ āi gào lián ㄑㄧˇ ㄞ ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ hat1 oi1 gou3 lin4 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
- 生荣死哀 生榮死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄞ sang1 wing4 sei2 oi1 to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
- 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄞ ㄌㄜˋ hei2 nou6 oi1 lok6 lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
- 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
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- 非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ fei1 nei5 mok6 suk6 it's yours exclusively (idiom)
- 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢ gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ hau6 fui3 mok6 kap6 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
- 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1 (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ mok6 cung1 jat1 si6 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- 是非莫辨 shì fēi mò biàn ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 fei1 mok6 bin6 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
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- 不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
- 安于现状 安於現狀 ān yú xiàn zhuàng ㄢ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ on1 jyu1 jin6 zong6 to take things as they are (idiom)
- 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄗㄨㄣ ding6 jyu1 jat1 zyun1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- 耿耿于怀 耿耿於懷 gěng gěng yú huái ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4 to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
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- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 zung3 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3 alone in the world (idiom)
- 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3 (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
- 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa3 wo6 jyu1 jan4 to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
- 假手于人 假手於人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa2 sau2 jyu1 jan4 (idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else
Example sentences
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哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死
Nothing is more sad than stupidity and apathy.
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