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哀莫大於心死 (oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2) — there is nothing more sorrowful than despair in Cantonese

oiˉ¹哀mokˍ₆莫daaiˍ₆大jyuˉ¹於samˉ¹心seiˊ²死
简 哀莫大于心死
Mandarin Pinyin: ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3

Meaning of 哀莫大於心死

nounthere is nothing more sorrowful than despair

Characters in 哀莫大於心死

哀oi1
mourn; grieve; lament
莫mok6
not; don't; unable to
大daai6
a Chinese family name
於jyu1
(indicating comparison) than
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活

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