bất nhân
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Inhumane: Lacking compassion, kindness, or mercy; cruel and unjust in treatment of others.
- Unfeeling: Devoid of sympathy, pity, or humane sensibility; callous.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Kẻ bất nhân đó không giúp đỡ người gặp nạn. (That inhumane person did not help the victim.)
- Cách đối xử của hắn thật bất nhân. (His treatment was truly unfeeling.)
- Hành động bất nhân đó bị cộng đồng lên án. (That inhumane action was condemned by the community.)
Advanced Usage
- Used formally or in literary contexts to describe profound moral failing, often in philosophical or ethical discussions about humanity and cruelty.
- Can describe systemic or institutional cruelty, not just individual actions.
Variants and Related Words
- Vô nhân đạo (adj): Inhumane, humanitarian. A near synonym with a similar meaning.
- Chế độ vô nhân đạo. (An inhumane regime.)
Synonyms
- Cruel: Willfully causing pain or suffering to others.
- Heartless: Devoid of pity or compassion.
- Merciless: Showing no mercy.
Related Idioms
- Bất nhân bất nghĩa: Inhumane and unjust; describing someone who is completely devoid of humanity and righteousness.
- Hắn là kẻ bất nhân bất nghĩa, chẳng coi ai ra gì. (He is an inhumane and unjust person who respects no one.)
- Inhumane, unfeeling
- kẻ bất nhânan unfeeling person
- cách ăn ở bất nhânan inhumane behaviour