寒心

寒心

1. shivering with fear; struck with fear

   • 吳人加敝邑以亂，齊因其病取讙與闡，寡君是以寒心。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吴人加敝邑以乱，齐因其病取欢与阐，寡君是以寒心。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 480 B.C.E.: Zuo Qiuming, Zuo Zhuan

     Wú rén jiā bì yì yǐ luàn, Qí yīn qí bìng qǔ Huān yǔ Chǎn, guǎjūn shì yǐ hánxīn. [Pinyin]

     When the people of Wu sacked our state, Qi took advantage of our weakened condition to take Huan and Chan. Our ruler was struck with fear by this.

2. disappointed

   子女忤逆不孝實在令父母寒心。 [MSC, trad.]
   子女忤逆不孝实在令父母寒心。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zǐnǚ wǔnì bùxiào shízài lìng fùmǔ hánxīn. [Pinyin]

   Wayward children who are unfilial make their parents disappointed.

寒心 • (hansim) (hangeul 한심)

1. Hanja form^? of 한심 (“patheticness”).