半世荒凉心冷若霜
[bàn shì huāng liáng xīn lĕng ruò shuāng]
'Half a Lifetime of Desolation, Heart Cold as Frost' implies that one has undergone considerable hardships and sorrows to the extent that their heart is frozen and uninterested in everything. It describes someone who has become indifferent and numb because of life's disappointments.