目不忍睹 unbearable to look at
Explanation
形容景象非常惨烈，令人不忍心观看。通常用于描写战争、灾难等场景。
Describes a scene of great misery and suffering that is hardly bearable to look at. Often used to describe war scenes or disaster scenarios.
Origin Story
唐朝末年，黄巢起义军攻破长安，百姓流离失所，到处都是饿殍遍野，景象惨不忍睹。一位年轻的书生李白，亲眼目睹了这场浩劫，他写下了著名的诗篇《长恨歌》，用凄美的语言，表达了对人民苦难的深切同情。诗中写道：‘六军不发无奈何，婉转蛾眉马前死。花钿委地无人收，翠翘金雀玉搔头。’这句诗，就生动地刻画了当时战争的残酷和人民的痛苦，令人目不忍睹。后来，李白又离开长安，周游列国，他目睹了各地的战乱和百姓的苦难，更加深了他对人民的同情和爱护。他继续写诗，用他的诗歌，来唤醒人们的良知，来呼吁和平。他的诗歌，也成为了后世人们了解唐朝末年历史的重要资料。
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao's rebel army captured Chang'an. The people were displaced, and everywhere there were corpses, a horrifying sight. A young scholar named Li Bai witnessed this tragedy and wrote the famous poem "Chang Hen Ge", expressing in poignant language his deep sympathy for the suffering of the people. In one verse, he vividly depicted the cruelty of the war and the suffering of the people - a sight that was unbearable to witness. Later, Li Bai left Chang'an and traveled through various kingdoms, witnessing wars and the suffering of the people, which further deepened his sympathy and care for them. He continued to write poetry, using his poems to awaken people's conscience and call for peace. His poems also became an important source for later generations to understand the history of the late Tang Dynasty.
Usage
用作谓语、定语、补语；形容景象非常惨烈，令人不忍心观看。
Used as predicate, attributive, or predicative complement; describes a very cruel scene that is hardly bearable to look at.
Examples
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战争的残酷场景，令人目不忍睹。
zhàn zhēng de cán kù chǎng jǐng, lìng rén mù bù rěn dǔ
The cruelty of war is unbearable.
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灾难过后，满目疮痍，景象目不忍睹。
zāi nàn gòu hòu, mǎn mù chuāng yí, jǐng xiàng mù bù rěn dǔ
After the disaster, everything was devastated, an unbearable sight.