见不得人遭罪
“Can't stand seeing people suffer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
见不得人遭罪
“Can't stand seeing people suffer.”
她是个可怜人
“She's a pitiful person.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, having a soft heart (心软) and being unable to watch others suffer reflects a deeply praised moral virtue of instinctive empathy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot bear to see; hate to see
Commonly used before undesirable situations or suffering to express deep empathy or emotional aversion.
to suffer hardship; to go through pain
A very colloquial northern expression describing physical or psychological suffering.