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cannot bear to think of the past · find it unbearable to recall · too sad to look back · too sad to reflect (the past)

不堪回首
bù kān huí shǒu
b+ù·4th tonek+ān·1st toneh+uí·2nd tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) deeply distressed创巨痛深chuāng jù tòng shēnto think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) · to ponder about a painful experience痛定思痛tòng dìng sī tònggrieved · sorrowful悲痛bēi tòng
Antonyms
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) · overjoyed at the turn of events喜出望外xǐ chū wàng wàioverjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)大喜过望dà xǐ guò wàng
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