刻薄寡恩 — “To be harsh and unfeeling towards others”
刻薄寡恩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be harsh and unfeeling towards others”. Showing little kindness or generosity. Literally, “Harsh and ungenerous; acrimonious and lacking in benevolence”.
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刻薄寡恩 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刻薄寡恩 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 刻薄寡恩
那位主管对员工总是刻薄寡恩，因此在公司里人缘很差。
That supervisor was always harsh and ungenerous towards employees, so he had very poor interpersonal relationships in the company.
Idioms Related to 刻薄寡恩
More idioms starting with 刻
- kè刻bù不kě可huǎn缓cannot be delayed for a moment
- kè刻bù不róng容sōng松cannot relax even for a moment
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- kè刻bù不dài待shí时Time is pressing
- kè刻yì意qiú求gōng工strive for exquisite perfection
- kè刻yì意jīng经yíng营meticulously manage and plan
- kè刻mù木wéi为lì吏Extreme dread of tyrannical officials
- kè刻mù木wéi为hú鹄a rough but similar imitation
- kè刻huà画rù入wēi微depict with meticulous detail
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐making an inappropriate comparison
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐，，táng唐tū突xī西shī施insulting beauty by comparing it to ugliness
- kè刻zhāng章zhuó琢jù句meticulously refine writing
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Open the tool →Questions about 刻薄寡恩
What does 刻薄寡恩 mean?
刻薄寡恩 (kè bó guǎ ēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be harsh and unfeeling towards others”.
How do you pronounce 刻薄寡恩?
刻薄寡恩 is pronounced kè bó guǎ ēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻薄寡恩 literally mean?
Literally, 刻薄寡恩 means “Harsh and ungenerous; acrimonious and lacking in benevolence”. It is used to mean “to be harsh and unfeeling towards others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻薄寡恩?
寡：少。待人说话冷酷无情，不厚道