无 情 无 义

wú qíng wú yìdictionary entry

completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) / cold and ruthless

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Original source entry:

無情無義 无情无义 [wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4] /completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless/

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Other forms in these source records: 無情無義

无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition
无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
义
yì
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship
Yì
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

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