伤 天 害 理

shāng tiān hài lǐdictionary entry

to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts

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Original source entry:

傷天害理 伤天害理 [shang1 tian1 hai4 li3] /to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven/outrageous acts/

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Other forms in these source records: 傷天害理

伤
shāng
to injure / injury / wound
天
tiān
day / sky / heaven
害
hài
to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity
理
lǐ
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

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