"It depends on how painful it is," Zhou Wen said after some thought.
"Worse than death." Wang Mingyuan said tersely.
Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss for an answer. This was because the words "worse than death" were too vague. He didn't know what kind of concept it was because he hadn't experienced such pain.
Zhou Wen felt that physical pain could sometimes be endured for a moment, but a psychological blow might very well result in a pain worse than physical pain.