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too horrible to contemplate · unthinkable · inconceivable

不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng
b+ù·4th tonek+ān·1st tonesh+è·4th tonex+iǎng·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable不可思议bù kě sī yìprecarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment · in a dangerous state危如累卵wēi rú lěi luǎn(lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) · (fig.) inauspicious; everything points to disaster凶多吉少xiōng duō jí shǎowhere will it stop?伊于胡底yī yú hú dǐgood-for-nothing · not one good thing to be said · nothing to recommend · neither rhyme nor reason · worthless一无可取yī wú kě qǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) to live together in harmony相安无事xiāng ān wú shìsafe and sound (idiom) · to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)安然无恙ān rán wú yàng
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