cruel
Cruel and ruthless, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á Nb à ob à R é n, which means ferocious and ferocious, with no sympathy or compassion at all. It comes from the biography of Dong Zhuo, Wei Zhi of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Dong Zhuo in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, it is said that "Zhuo's character is not benevolent, so he was coerced by severe punishment."
Idiom usage
It's very cruel. Chapter three of Jin Yuzhou's Zhao Kuangyin: "being suspicious and cruel, he has long lost the hearts of the people." Chapter 12 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: Tao gongzu gave three orders to Cao mengde in Xuzhou to fight against Lv Bu: LV Wenhou was cruel and ruthless, and the people resented him.
Analysis of Idioms
Cruelty and inhumanity
cruel
To be the master of one's family - chèn jiā yǒu wú
Be lenient if you are in a hurry - jí chù cóng kuān
dip one 's finger and water for sth. - rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
watch out furtively to the east and west - dōng qiáo xī wàng