不忍

cannot bear to / disturbed

cannot bear to

Characters and words in 不忍

bù = bu + Ø4

(negative prefix) / not / no

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

rěn = r + (e)n3

to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself

忍 = 刃 + 心 : Robinson Crusoe (r) cannot endure (忍) life anymore. In the encampment ((e)n3) he puts his heart (心) on the floor and is ready to end his life with one streak of his bihänder (刃).

Words with 不忍

lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom) / fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious

spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation

can't bear to

too horrible to endure (idiom); tragic spectacle / appalling scenes of devastation

lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom); a scene too pitiful to behold

(idiom) dreadful to hear

see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mu4 bu4 ren3 shi4]

can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

Sentences with 不忍

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