Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「不仁不義」 and how it’s used.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「不仁不義」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Ren: benevolence; Yi: morality. No talk of benevolence, no talk of morality. Describes a despicable and cruel character.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù rén bù yì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 yan4 bat1 yi6
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
