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We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「哀痛欲絕」, explained below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「哀痛欲絕」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

So sad. Describes grief that has reached its extreme.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

āi tòng yù jué

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

oi1 tung3 yuk6 jyut6

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