哀莫大于心死 (哀莫大於心死) āi mòdà yú xīn sǐ
āi mòdà yú xīn sǐ
phrase
nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Explanation of an idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi (CC-CEDICT '哀莫大於心死')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 《田子方》 Tian Zi-fang Zhuangzi 莊子 — count: 1
- 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
Collocations
- 夫哀莫大于心死 (夫哀莫大於心死) 夫哀莫大於心死 — Zhuangzi 莊子, 《田子方》 Tian Zi-fang — count: 2