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残酷无情 — “Cruel and heartless”

残酷无情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “cruel and heartless”. Ruthless and merciless. Literally, “cruel and heartless”.

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残酷无情 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 残cán
  • 酷kù
  • 无wú
  • 情qíng

残酷无情 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
酷
kù14cool, stylish, handsome
无
wú4without, not having
情
qíng11emotions, feelings, love

Example Sentence with 残酷无情

他对待那些弱小动物总是残酷无情,让人感到非常痛心。
He is always cruel and heartless towards those small, weak animals, which is very distressing to witness.

Idioms Related to 残酷无情

Synonyms of 残酷无情

  • lěng冷kù酷wú无qíng情cold-hearted and ruthless

More idioms starting with 残

  • cán残sī丝duàn断hún魂on the verge of death
  • cán残bīng兵bài败zú卒remnants of a defeated army
  • cán残bīng兵bài败jiàng将remnants of a defeated army
  • 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rěn忍bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
  • cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane

Questions about 残酷无情

What does 残酷无情 mean?
残酷无情 (cán kù wú qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “cruel and heartless”.
How do you pronounce 残酷无情?
残酷无情 is pronounced cán kù wú qíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残酷无情 literally mean?
Literally, 残酷无情 means “cruel and heartless”. It is used to mean “cruel and heartless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残酷无情?
残忍冷酷,没有任何情面
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