惨无人道 (cǎn wú rén dào) — inhuman, brutal, extremely cruel (of actions or treatment)
Definition
A strong, written idiom meaning 'inhuman and utterly cruel' — used to condemn atrocities, not minor wrongdoing. Stronger than plain 残酷; pairs with nouns like 暴行, 行为, 事件.
idiom
inhumanbrutalextremely cruel (of actions or treatment)
Examples
- 惨无人道，。Qīn lüè zhě de xíng wéi cǎn wú rén dào, lìng rén fà zhǐ.The invaders' actions were inhuman and made people's hair stand on end.
- 惨无人道。Zhè zhǒng cǎn wú rén dào de bào xíng jī qǐ le quán shì jiè de fèn nù.This kind of brutal atrocity aroused the anger of the whole world.
- 惨无人道。Lì shǐ shàng cǎn wú rén dào de shì jiàn lìng rén shēn sī.The inhuman events in history make people reflect deeply.
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