"哀莫大於心死" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² taːi̯²² jyː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ y³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² taːi̯²² jyː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: āi mò dàyú xīn sǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], oi¹ mok⁶ daai⁶ jyu¹ sam¹ sei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], āi mò dàyú xīn sǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ai mò dàyú sin sǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ai¹ mo⁴ ta⁴-yü² hsin¹ ssŭ³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], āi mwò dà-yú syīn sž [Mandarin, Yale], ai moh dahyu shin syy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ай мо даюй синь сы [Mandarin, Palladius], aj mo dajuj sinʹ sy [Mandarin, Palladius], ōi mohk daaih yū sām séi [Cantonese, Yale], oi¹ mok⁹ daai⁶ jy¹ sam¹ sei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], oi¹ mog⁶ dai⁶ yu¹ sem¹ séi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 哀莫大于心死
Etymology: From Zhuangzi, chapter 21 (Tian Zifang) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 哀莫大於心死
  1. Despair is the greatest sorrow; Nothing gives greater cause for sorrow than despair; There is no grief so great as despair; There is no poverty like the poverty of spirit. Wikipedia link: Zhuangzi (book)
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      "zh-pron": "ai moh dahyu shin syy"
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