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滅絕人性

简灭绝人性 · 繁滅絕人性

Mandarin · pinyin miè jué rén xìng

(idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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4–2–2–4 · mie4 jue2 ren2 xing4

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