丧尽天良

喪盡天良
sàngjìntiānliáng
idiom #53,595

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè zhǒng sàng jìn tiān liáng de zuìxíng bìxū yánchéng.
Such heartless crimes must be severely punished.
Piàn lǎorén yǎnglǎo qián, zhēn shì sàng jìn tiān liáng.
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.

Stroke Order

sāng
jǐn
tiān
liáng