丧尽天良 (sàng jìn tiān liáng) — totally devoid of conscience; cruel and heartless
Definition
A strong chengyu meaning 'utterly without conscience'. Used in formal writing or news reports to condemn a single cruel act or a heartless person.
idiom
totally devoid of consciencecruel and heartless
Examples
- ,丧尽天良。Tā wèi le qián cái shā hài qīn rén, zhēn shì sàng jìn tiān liáng.He killed his own family for money — he's truly devoid of conscience.
- 丧尽天良。Zhè zhǒng sàng jìn tiān liáng de xíng wéi yí dìng huì shòu dào fǎ lǜ de chéng fá.Such heartless acts will surely be punished by the law.
- 丧尽天良,。Nà ge zhà piàn tuán huǒ sàng jìn tiān liáng, lián lǎo rén de jiù mìng qián dōu piàn.That fraud ring is completely heartless — they even scammed the old man's life-saving money.
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