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慘無人道

简惨无人道 · 繁慘無人道

Mandarin · pinyin cǎn wú rén dào

inhuman (idiom)
brutal and unfeeling

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慘: Look up this written character
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
惨: cǎn · sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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3–2–2–4 · can3 wu2 ren2 dao4

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caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6

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(idiomatic) brutal and inhuman

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