見死不救
jiàn​sǐ​bù​jiù

to leave somebody to their fate

  • created sense approved 见死不救/見死不救 · jiàn​sǐ​bù​jiù · to leave somebody to their fate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见死不救 / 見死不救

    jiàn​sǐ​bù​jiù

    to leave somebody to their fate

    to watch someone in mortal danger or facing death without helping; describes someone who is cold-hearted or cruel

    jiàn​sǐ​bú​jiù

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 救 (literal) → 救 · jiù · to save

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    created sense