痛不欲生 in English tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

• to be so in pain as to not want to live
• to be so grieved as to wish one were dead

Pinyin

tong4 bu4 yu4 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

痛tong4ache 不bu4(negative prefix) 欲yu4desire 生sheng1to be born