不堪入目

Chinese

		to be unable to; must not; should not to be unable to; must not; should not; to be unable to bear; to be unable to stand	to enter	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
trad. (不堪入目)		不堪	入	目
simp. ^#(不堪入目)		不堪	入	目

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùkānrùmù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ham¹ jap⁶ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùkānrùmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùkanrùmù
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-kʻan¹-ju⁴-mu⁴
  - Yale: bù-kān-rù-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bukanruhmuh
  - Palladius: буканьжуму (bukanʹžumu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ kʰän⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ ham¹ jap⁶ muk⁶
  - Yale: bāt hām yahp muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ham¹ jap⁹ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ hem¹ yeb⁶ mug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ hɐm⁵⁵ jɐp̚² mʊk̚²/

Idiom

不堪入目

unsightly; disgusting to see
- 余自績溪之游，見熱鬧場中卑鄙之狀不堪入目，因易儒為賈。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  余自绩溪之游，见热闹场中卑鄙之状不堪入目，因易儒为贾。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: w:Shen Fu, Six Records of a Floating Life, late 18^th century CE– early 19^th century CE
  Yú zì Jìxī zhī yóu, jiàn rènàochǎng zhōng bēibǐ zhī zhuàng bùkānrùmù, yīn yì rú wéi gǔ. [Pinyin]
  At Jixi I had seen, in busy offices, behaviour so low and venal I could barely witness it, so I left official life and decided to be a merchant.

Synonyms

(colloquial, informal) 辣眼睛 (là yǎnjing)

See also

不堪入耳 (bùkānrù'ěr)