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English

1. cruel; merciless; ruthless
2. cruel; brutal; inhumane

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 無情噉令人或者動物感到非常痛苦

Examples

• 佢將隻狗劏咗嚟食，實在太殘忍喇。

  He slaughtered and ate the dog. It was really cruel.

• 太残忍了。

  That's very cruel.

  Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

• 怪物的笑容很残忍。

  The monster's smile was cruel.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 他跟她说这样的话真是太残忍了。

  It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 我从来没想到他能做到那么残忍的事。

  I never thought he was capable of doing something so cruel.

  Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

• 杀害大象、老虎等濒危物种，不仅是残忍的，也是非法的。

  Murdering elephants, tigers and other endangered species is not just cruel; it's also illegal.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 「湯姆像切捲心萵苣一樣，把手稿切碎了。」「聽起來很殘忍。」「沒錯，而且也沒有那個必要。」

  "Tom chopped up the manuscript like it was iceberg lettuce." "Sounds brutal." "It was, but it was also necessary."

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY