残忍不仁 — “Cruel and inhumane”
残忍不仁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cruel and inhumane”. Ruthless and merciless. Literally, “Cruel and unbenevolent”.
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残忍不仁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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那个恶霸对邻里总是残忍不仁，让人感到害怕。
That local bully was always cruel and inhumane to his neighbors, making everyone fearful.
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- cán残jūn军bài败jiàng将defeated and scattered forces
- cán残dōng冬là腊yuè月depths of winter
- cán残guī圭duàn断bì璧valuable fragments
- cán残yuán垣duàn断bì壁dilapidated ruins
- cán残shān山shèng剩shuǐ水remnants of a devastated landscape
- cán残nián年yú余lì力remaining years and declining strength
- cán残nián年mù暮jǐng景one's declining years
- cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
- cán残bēi杯lěng冷zhì炙leftover food or humiliating charity
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What does 残忍不仁 mean?
残忍不仁 (cán rěn bù rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cruel and inhumane”.
How do you pronounce 残忍不仁?
残忍不仁 is pronounced cán rěn bù rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残忍不仁 literally mean?
Literally, 残忍不仁 means “Cruel and unbenevolent”. It is used to mean “Cruel and inhumane”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残忍不仁?
残忍：凶暴；仁：仁爱。凶恶暴虐不讲仁义