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灭绝人性

miè jué rén xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to be devoid of all humanity / inhuman / bestial
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-21d3257d159a4414. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

滅絕人性 灭绝人性 [mie4 jue2 ren2 xing4] /(idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial/

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Other forms in these source records: 滅絕人性

  • 灭
    miè

    to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown

  • 绝
    jué

    to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

  • 人
  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

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