tòng
shēng

idiom
common

Meaning of 痛不欲生

痛不欲生 means so grief-stricken that one does not wish to live; extremely sorrowful; devastated. Pronounced tòng bù yù shēng.

  • so grief-stricken that one does not wish to live; extremely sorrowful; devastated

Definitions & Examples

tīng
dào
ér
zi
nán
de
xiāo
 
xi
lǎo
rén
tòng
 

Hearing the news of his son's death, the old man was grief-stricken.

duàn
shī
liàn
de
zi
 
tòng
shēng
 

During that period of heartbreak, she was almost overwhelmed with sorrow.

zhī
hǎo
yǒu
shì
 
bēi
tòng
jué
 
tòng
shēng
 

Learning of his good friend's death, he was overcome with grief, to the point of despair.