created sense approved 有理无情/有理無情 · yǒulǐwúqíng · principled but heartless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
有理无情 / 有理無情
yǒulǐwúqíng
principled but heartless
to act strictly on the basis of logic or principle while ignoring personal relationships or feelings; to be fair yet showing no mercy or being unreasonably stiff
有理 (literal) → 有理 · yǒulǐ · reasonable 无情 (literal) → 无情/無情 · wúqíng · ruthless
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 有理无情/有理無情 · yǒulǐwúqíng · helplessly harsh — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
有理无情 / 有理無情
yǒulǐwúqíng
helplessly harsh
to be in a situation where rules are applied correctly but feel unavoidably cold or leaving one without recourse
有理 (literal) → 有理 · yǒulǐ · reasonable 无情 (literal) → 无情/無情 · wúqíng · ruthless
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition