哀而不伤

Traditional form:

哀而不傷

Pinyin (reading):

āi'érbùshāng

Definitions:

• deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

Characters:

• 哀 - sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 伤 - to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill

Traditional characters:

• 哀 - sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 傷 - to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill