慘 (caam2 | can3) : miserable

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慘

caam2

can3

[1] miserable; wretched; pitiful; tragic
[2] cruel; savage; merciless; brutal
[3] disastrous; severe; crushing
[4] dim; gloomy; dull

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

慘 / 惨

This word has been viewed 10641 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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慘淡 caam2 daam6 can3 dan = dark; gloomy; dismal; by painstaking effort; var. of 惨淡

悲慘 bei1 caam2 bei1 can3 = tragic

慘事 caam2 si6 can3 shi4 = disaster; tragedy

淒慘 cai1 caam2 qi1 can3 = wretched; pitiable; miserable; tragic

悽慘 cai1 caam2 qi1 can3 = miserable; tragic; wretched

慘劇 caam2 kek6 can3 ju4 = a tragedy

慘情 caam2 cing4 = grievance

慘片 caam2 pin3*2 can3 pian4 = (film/television) tear-jerker; sob-story; tragedy

慘不忍睹 caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2 can3 bu4 ren3 du3 = too horrible to look at 國

慘變 caam2 bin3 can3 bian4 = a tragic turn of fortune

慘綠愁紅 caam2 luk6 sau4 hung4 can3 lv4 chou2 hong2 = weather-beaten leaves and flowers

慘笑 caam2 siu3 can3 xiao4 = a sad smile

慘痛 caam2 tung3 can3 tong4 = distressingly grievous; bitter; agonizing

慘無人道 caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6 can3 wu2 ren2 dao4 = brutal; inhuman

慘殺 caam2 saat3 can3 sha1 = a massacre, murder

慘死 caam2 sei2 can3 si3 = to die tragically

慘案 caam2 on3 can3 an4 = massacre; tragedy

慘境 caam2 ging2 can3 jing4 = dire straits; extremely miserable condition

慘叫 caam2 giu3 can3 jiao4 = to give a blood-curdling scream or horrible shriek

愁雲慘霧 sau4 wan4 caam2 mou6 chou2 yun2 can3 wu4 = gloom; melancholy

慘白 caam2 baak6 can3 bai2 = deathly pale

慘遭 caam2 zou1 can3 zao1 = to suffer

慘烈 caam2 lit6 can3 lie4 = very severe; horrifying

慘絕人寰 caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4 can3 jue2 ren2 huan2 = extremely brutal; utterly brutal

慘過梁天來 caam2 gwo3 loeng4 tin1 loi4 can3 guo4 liang2 tian1 lai2 = very tragic; even more tragic than Leung Tin Loi 粵

慘敗 caam2 baai6 can3 bai4 = to suffer a crushing defeat

悲慘世界 bei1 caam2 sai3 gaai3 bei1 can3 shi4 jie4 = Les Misérables

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今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

執輸行頭，慘過敗家。粵
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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