悲不自胜

悲不自勝
bēibùzìshèng
  1. unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought
  2. overcome with sorrow
  3. heartbroken

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 悲 bēi
  1. sad
  2. sadness
  3. sorrow
  4. grief
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=3 自胜 zìshēng
  1. (literary) to bear or constrain oneself (especially one's emotions)
  2. to bear or constrain oneself (especially one's emotions)
=3 自胜 zìshèng to overcome oneself; to win over oneself

Related entries

心碎 xīnsuì
  1. heartbroken
  2. extreme depth of sorrow
那是一個叫人心碎的故事。

It was a heartbreaking story.

Source: Tatoeba

凄恻 qīcè
  1. heartbroken
  2. sorrowful
断肠 duàncháng
  1. heartbroken
  2. to break one's heart
欲绝 yùjué
  1. heartbroken
  2. inconsolable