nhẫn tâm
Definition
Adjective:
- Cruel; Heartless: Lacking pity, compassion, or mercy; showing a willingness to cause suffering or pain to others.
- Merciless: Incapable of being moved to kindness or forgiveness.
Verb (to act in a cruel manner):
- To be cruel/heartless: To behave or act without compassion or mercy.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành động bỏ rơi con mèo nhỏ thật là nhẫn tâm. (The act of abandoning the small kitten was truly heartless.)
- Anh ta là một kẻ nhẫn tâm. (He is a cruel person.)
- Verb:
- Sao anh có thể nhẫn tâm như vậy? (How could you be so heartless?)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe a profound moral failing, often implying a deliberate choice to ignore one's conscience or feelings of empathy.
- Commonly appears in critiques of actions, character judgments, and literary descriptions of villains.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự nhẫn tâm (n): Cruelty, heartlessness.
- Sự nhẫn tâm của hắn không có giới hạn. (His cruelty knows no bounds.)
- Nhẫn tâm hóa (v, less common): To harden one's heart; to become cruel.
Synonyms
- Độc ác: Malicious, wicked.
- Tàn nhẫn: Brutal, ruthless.
- Vô tâm: Thoughtless, inconsiderate (less severe, implies carelessness rather than active cruelty).
- Bạc ác: Ungrateful and wicked.
Antonyms
- Nhân từ: Benevolent, kind.
- Tốt bụng: Good-hearted.
- Khoan dung: Tolerant, forgiving.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Nhẫn tâm nhẫn tính": An intensified form emphasizing extreme cruelty of both heart and nature.
- Often used in the structure "Đừng có nhẫn tâm mà..." (Don't be so heartless as to...).
- Đừng có nhẫn tâm mà bỏ mặc nó. (Don't be so heartless as to leave it alone.)
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to be cruel; heartless ; merciless
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