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傷天害理

简伤天害理 · 繁傷天害理

Mandarin · pinyin shāng tiān hài lǐ

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

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傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
害: hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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1–1–4–3 · shang1 tian1 hai4 li3

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soeng1 tin1 hoi6 lei5

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(idiomatic) atrocious; outrageous; inhuman

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