仁至义尽

仁至義盡
rénzhì-yìjìn
idiom #29,744

Meanings

  1. 1 to be perfectly benevolent and righteous
  2. 2 to have done everything one possibly could out of kindness and duty

Examples

Wǒmen duì tā yǐjīng rénzhì-yìjìn le, tā zài chū wèntí jiù bù guān wǒmen de shì le.
We have done everything we possibly could for him; any further problems are no longer our concern.
Fùmǔ duì háizi rénzhì-yìjìn, xīwàng tā néng mítúzhīfǎn.
The parents did everything humanly possible for their child, hoping he would return to the right path.

Tips

usage
仁至义尽 is used when someone has exhausted all moral and dutiful obligations toward another person and cannot reasonably be expected to do more. It often signals that the speaker is washing their hands of further responsibility.

Stroke Order

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