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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