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Open the tool →违天悖理 (wéi tiān bèi lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act in a manner that is cruel”.
违天悖理 is pronounced wéi tiān bèi lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 违天悖理 means “Violate Heaven and defy reason”. It is used to mean “to act in a manner that is cruel”.
做事残忍,违背天道伦理。同“违天逆理”。