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.”

2. (formal, of skin) numb

不仁

1. chữ Hán form of bất nhân.