不堪入目

bùkān-rùmù

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Meanings

HSK 4

厨房乱得不堪入目，赶快收拾一下。

Chúfáng luàn de bùkān-rùmù, gǎnkuài shōushi yíxià.

The kitchen is such a mess it's painful to look at - clean it up quickly.

HSK 5

他在网上发了一些不堪入目的图片，被立刻封号了。

Tā zài wǎngshàng fā le yìxiē bùkān-rùmù de túpiàn, bèi lìkè fēnghào le.

He posted some offensive images online and was immediately banned.

HSK 6

这部电影里的暴力镜头实在不堪入目。

Zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ de bàolì jìngtóu shízài bùkān-rùmù.

The violent scenes in this film are truly unwatchable.

usage

Often describes obscene or grotesque content, but also works for shocking messes or shoddy work.

history

From 李汝珍's Qing-dynasty novel 《镜花缘》 (Flowers in the Mirror), where a character dismisses dishes as unfit to be seen.

不 bù

堪 kān

入 rù

目 mù