惨不忍闻

慘不忍聞
cǎnbùrěnwén
(idiom) dreadful to hear

CEDICT

形容情状悽惨，使人不忍听闻。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 惨 cǎn
  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. cruel
  4. inhuman
  5. disastrous
  6. tragic
  7. dim
  8. gloomy
2 不忍 bùrěn cannot bear to
3 闻 wén
  1. to hear
  2. news
  3. well-known
  4. famous
  5. reputation
  6. fame
  7. to smell
  8. to sniff at