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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