不近人情

Chinese

		not; no	near; close (to); approximately	human sentiment; natural human feelings; inherent goodness of human nature
trad. (不近人情)		不	近	人情
simp. #(不近人情)		不	近	人情

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

吾驚怖其言，猶河漢而無極也；大有徑庭，不近人情焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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吾惊怖其言，犹河汉而无极也；大有径庭，不近人情焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Wú jīngbù qí yán, yóu héhàn ér wújí yě; dà yǒu jìngtíng, bù jìn rénqíng yān. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùjìnrénqíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gan⁶ jan⁴ cing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùjìnrénqíng [Phonetic: bújìnrénqíng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùjìnréncíng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chin⁴-jên²-chʻing²
    • Yale: bù-jìn-rén-chíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bujinnrenchyng
    • Palladius: буцзиньжэньцин (buczinʹžɛnʹcin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ gan⁶ jan⁴ cing⁴
    • Yale: bāt gahn yàhn chìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gan⁶ jan⁴ tsing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ gen⁶ yen⁴ qing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɐn²² jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 不近人情

1. not amenable to reason; inconsiderate of human feelings; unkind; insensitive