伤天害理

傷天害理

shāngtiānhàilǐ

idiom #33,567

Meanings

1 to offend heaven and violate reason
2 utterly wicked
3 atrocious

Characters

to harm, injure

reason, principle

Examples

这种伤天害理的事谁也不敢做。

Zhè zhǒng shāngtiānhàilǐ de shì shéi yě bù gǎn zuò.

No one dares do such an atrocious thing.

他为了钱做出伤天害理的勾当。

Tā wèile qián zuòchū shāngtiānhàilǐ de gòudàng.

He committed heinous acts for money.

Tips

register

Strong moral condemnation — reserved for acts considered truly evil (murder, betrayal, cruelty), not ordinary wrongdoing.

Stroke Order

伤 shāng

天 tiān

害 hài

理 lǐ