丧尽天良

喪盡天良
sàngjìn-tiānliáng
idiom #53,595

Meanings

  1. 1 devoid of all conscience
  2. 2 utterly heartless
  3. 3 wicked to the core

Examples

Zhèzhǒng sàngjìn-tiānliáng de zuìxíng bìxū yánchéng.
Such heartless crimes must be severely punished.
Piàn lǎorén yǎnglǎo qián, zhēnshì sàngjìn-tiānliáng.
Swindling the elderly out of their retirement savings - utterly without conscience.

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Extremely strong moral condemnation. Reserved for the worst crimes - murder, abuse, defrauding the vulnerable. Don't weaken it with casual use.

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