bēi bù zì shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken
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Original source entry:

悲不自勝 悲不自胜 [bei1 bu4 zi4 sheng4] /unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought/overcome with sorrow/heartbroken/

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