不仁

不仁

1. (formal) showing no mercy; inhumane

   • 孟子曰：「不仁而得國者，有之矣；不仁而得天下，未之有也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     孟子曰：「不仁而得国者，有之矣；不仁而得天下，未之有也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Mèngzǐ yuē: “Bùrén ér dé guó zhě, yǒu zhī yǐ; bùrén ér dé tiānxià, wèi zhī yǒu yě.” [Pinyin]

     Mencius said, “There have been inhumane men who have come to rule a state, but there has never been an inhumane man who has come to rule the world.”

   • 漁者利其肉，寡者貪其力，下爲不仁，上爲無德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     渔者利其肉，寡者贪其力，下为不仁，上为无德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yú zhě lì qí ròu, guǎ zhě tān qí lì, xià wèi bùrén, shàng wèi wúdé. [Pinyin]

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2. (formal, of skin) numb

不仁

1. chữ Hán form of bất nhân.