oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2哀莫大于心死
Jyutpingoi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2
Yaleōi mokh daih yyū sām séi

Definition

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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