都是冷心冷肺 没人味儿的东西
“are all cold-hearted and inhuman.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刑道司里的人
“that the people in the Penal Court”
都是 冷心冷肺 没人味儿 的东西
“are all cold-hearted and inhuman.”
“Looks to me like everyone in the Ye family”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Confucian social ethics, possessing 'renwei'er' (human warmth) is the foundation of moral personhood; declaring someone devoid of it effectively strips them of their humanity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
callous / stone-hearted
A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone devoid of empathy or human sympathy.
lacking basic human decency / inhuman
Spoken northern expression used to condemn someone acting without warmth, morality, or compassion.
contemptible creature / worthless person
When applied to people, '东西' dehumanizes and insults them directly.
