惨绝人寰 cǎn jué rén huán heart-wrenching

Explanation

形容惨痛到了极点，惨到世上再也没有比这更惨痛的事了。

Describes a tragedy so great that there is nothing worse in the world.

Origin Story

话说唐朝年间，边境地区战乱频繁，民不聊生。某年，一场突如其来的瘟疫席卷了整个边境，无数的百姓染病身亡，村庄变成死城。原本热闹的集市变得冷清萧条，哭喊声与哀嚎声交织在一起，令人闻之心碎。这场瘟疫夺走了无数的生命，留下的只有满目疮痍和无尽的悲伤。人们形容这场瘟疫带来的灾难是‘惨绝人寰’的浩劫，永远铭记在人们的心中。

huà shuō táng cháo nián jiān, biānjìng dìqū zhànluàn pínfán, mín bù liáo shēng. mǒu nián, yī chǎng tū rú qí lái de wēnyì xíjuǎn le zhěng gè biānjìng, wúshù de bǎixìng rǎnbìng shēnwáng, cūnzhuāng biàn chéng sǐchéng. yuánběn rè nào de jìshì biàn dé lěng qīng xiāotiáo, kūhǎn shēng yǔ āiháo shēng jiāozhī zài yī qǐ, lìng rén wén zhī xīn suì. zhè chǎng wēnyì duó zǒu le wúshù de shēngmìng, liú xià de zhǐyǒu mǎnmù chuāngyí hé wú jìn de bēishāng. rénmen xíngróng zhè chǎng wēnyì dài lái de zāinàn shì ‘cǎn jué rén huán’ de hàojié, yǒngyuǎn míngjì zài rénmen de xīn zhōng.

In the Tang Dynasty, the border areas were frequently plagued by wars that plunged the people into misery. One year, a sudden epidemic swept through the entire border region, countless people fell ill and died, and villages became ghost towns. The once lively markets became silent and desolate, and cries mingled with wails, breaking one's heart. The epidemic claimed countless lives and left only devastation and endless sorrow. People described the disaster caused by the epidemic as a "horrific atrocity", which would forever be etched in their memory.

Usage

用作谓语、定语；形容惨痛到了极点。

yòng zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ; xíngróng cǎn tòng dào le jí diǎn

Used as a predicate or attributive; describes the peak of suffering.

Examples

• 南京大屠杀是惨绝人寰的暴行。

  nánjīng dà tǔshā shì cǎn jué rén huán de bàoxíng

  The Nanking Massacre was a horrific atrocity.

• 这场地震造成了惨绝人寰的灾难。

  zhè chǎng dìzhèn zào chéng le cǎn jué rén huán de zāinàn

  The earthquake caused a catastrophic disaster.

Related Idioms

• 惨无人道

• 惨不忍睹

• 痛不欲生

Opposite Idioms

• 太平盛世

• 欣欣向荣