丧尽天良
“This is”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
丧尽天良
“This is”
也不过如此
“as heartless as it gets.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese morality, 'tianliang' is innate moral nature bestowed by Heaven; losing it ('sang jin tian liang') signifies reaching the lowest possible moral degradation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
utterly devoid of conscience; thoroughly depraved
A very strong four-character idiom (chengyu) reserved for heinous moral violations or atrocities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“completely devoid of conscience.”
“You are utterly heartless.”
“Me? Ruthless and insane?”
“To be so depraved as to use poisonous insects to harm others...”