不近人情 — “Unreasonable”
不近人情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unreasonable”. Unsympathetic; lacking in human warmth or understanding.
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不近人情 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 不bù
- 近jìn
- 人rén
- 情qíng
不近人情 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 不近人情
他的管理方式总是冷冰冰的，对员工的要求也十分苛刻，常常让人觉得他做事不近人情
His management style is always cold, and his demands on employees are very harsh, often making people feel that he acts unreasonably.
Origin and Story of 不近人情
During the Spring and Autumn period, Jieyu, an eccentric scholar from the State of Chu, told Jianwu that there was a Guye Immortal Mountain in the North Sea, and the immortals on the mountain could make the world's crops bountiful.
Jianwu thought Jieyu's words were grandiose and impractical, even unreasonable, so he told Lianshu that Jieyu was boasting.
Lianshu pondered for a while and then told Jianwu that Jieyu's words might not be entirely without reason.
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Antonyms of 不近人情
More idioms starting with 不
- bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
- bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
- bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
- bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
- bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
- bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
- bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
- bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
- bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
- bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain
Questions about 不近人情
- What does 不近人情 mean?
- 不近人情 (bù jìn rén qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unreasonable”.
- How do you pronounce 不近人情?
- 不近人情 is pronounced bù jìn rén qíng in Mandarin Chinese.
- Where does 不近人情 come from?
- 不近人情 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 不近人情?
- 不合乎人的常情。也指性情或言行怪僻。