情何以堪
cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1qíng hé yǐ kān
English
- how can this be endured! (idiom)
- how can one endure an ordeal(emotionally)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 點可以承受到咁嘅(幾大程度)情感打擊
Examples
陳伯瞓喺病牀,聽住佢班仔女喺隔籬爭遺產,叫佢情何以堪?
Uncle Chen was lying on the hospital bed, listening to his children arguing over his inheritance. How can he endure such an ordeal?
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk