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虐老兽心
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虐老兽心 — “To be extremely cruel and heartless, especially towards the elderly”

虐老兽心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely cruel and heartless, especially towards the elderly”. To show beastly cruelty and lack of humanity. Literally, “Abuse the elderly with a beastly heart”.

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虐老兽心 Pronunciation and Pinyin

虐老兽心 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
虐
nüè9cruel and abusive
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
兽
shòu11beast, brute, animal
心
xīn4heart, mind, core

Example Sentence with 虐老兽心

他竟然对生活不能自理的老人如此狠毒,简直是虐老兽心。
He was so vicious towards the elderly person who couldn't take care of themselves, it was truly beastly cruelty.

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  • nüè虐rén人hài害wù物cruelly oppress and harm others

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Questions about 虐老兽心

What does 虐老兽心 mean?

虐老兽心 (nüè lǎo shòu xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely cruel and heartless, especially towards the elderly”.

How do you pronounce 虐老兽心?

虐老兽心 is pronounced nüè lǎo shòu xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 虐老兽心 literally mean?

Literally, 虐老兽心 means “Abuse the elderly with a beastly heart”. It is used to mean “to be extremely cruel and heartless, especially towards the elderly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 虐老兽心?

虐老:虐待老人。喻残暴凶狠而无仁义,有如野兽。

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