do things that are against reason and nature
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à ngTi à NH à IL à, which means to be cruel and immoral. From Lao Can's travels.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 7 of Lao Can's Travels: "Lao can and Shen Dongzao discuss that Yu Xianzheng is talented and eager to be an official, so they are unreasonable. As for that."
Idiom usage
It means doing things against the way of heaven
Example: bullying the widow hu'er. Ba Jin's spring six
Chinese PinYin : sàng tiān hài lǐ
do things that are against reason and nature
with hands and feet covered by thick callosities as a result of hard work. shǒu zú chóng jiǎn
Strange shape and strange system. guǐ xíng qí zhì
an affair that was fermented long ago. mì yún bù yǔ
a talent waiting for timely use. cáng qì dài shí
make the best of a bad bargain. jiāng cuò jiù cuò
most sagacious and intelligent. zhì shèng zhì míng
Attack each other by letter. hán shǐ xiāng gōng