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无情无义 (wú qíng wú yì) — (idiom) cold-hearted and ungrateful; devoid of human feeling and moral duty; ruthless

Definition

A strong chengyu meaning completely heartless and ungrateful — lacking both feeling (情) and moral duty (义). Stronger and more literary than everyday words like 狠心 or 冷酷.

idiom
cold-hearted and ungratefuldevoid of human feeling and moral dutyruthless

Examples

  • 无情无义，。
    Tā zhè ge rén wú qíng wú yì, duì péng you yě xià dé le shǒu.
    He is so cold-hearted and ungrateful — he can even hurt his friends.
  • 无情无义，。
    Zuò chū zhè yàng wú qíng wú yì de shì, dà jiā dōu hěn qì fèn.
    Everyone was furious about such a ruthless and ungrateful act.
  • 无情无义。
    Nǐ bù néng wú qíng wú yì dì pāo qì jiā rén.
    You can't abandon your family so cold-heartedly.

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