血(ち)も涙(なみだ)もない

ちもなみだもない
expression
heartless; utterly without mercy
idiompersonality
1. heartless; utterly without mercy
Literally 'having neither blood nor tears.' Describes a person or act that shows no human warmth or pity.
血(ち)も涙(なみだ)もない人(ひと)だ。
He's utterly heartless.
病気(びょうき)の社員(しゃいん)を解雇(かいこ)するなんて、血(ち)も涙(なみだ)もない。
Firing an employee who is ill is simply heartless.
借金(しゃっきん)の取(と)り立(た)ては血(ち)も涙(なみだ)もないやり方(かた)で行(おこな)われた。
The debts were collected without a shred of mercy.

Usage

Works like an i-adjective: it ends a sentence or modifies a noun directly (血(ち)も涙(なみだ)もない仕打(しう)ち, a heartless act). Always critical.

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Related Words

Compare: 冷酷(れいこく) (cold-blooded, cruel)
Compare: 非情(ひじょう) (unfeeling, ruthless)
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