于心何忍

於心何忍
yúxīnhérěn

how can one bear it?; how can one have the heart to do it? (used to express the idea that someone finds something so agonizing that they cannot bring themselves to do it)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 于 Yú surname Yu
=1 于 yú
  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of 于 yú
=1 于 yú
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
2 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個
=3 何 Hé surname He
=3 何 hé
  1. what
  2. how
  3. why
  4. which
  5. carry
=3 何 hè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
  2. Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
=3 何 hē
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
  2. Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
4 忍 rěn
  1. to bear
  2. to endure
  3. to tolerate
  4. to restrain oneself