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鱼肉乡里 — “To cruelly oppress and exploit the local people”

鱼肉乡里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly oppress and exploit the local people”. To tyrannize over the villagers. Literally, “Fish and meat the local populace”.

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鱼肉乡里 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 鱼yú
  • 肉ròu
  • 乡xiāng
  • 里lǐ

鱼肉乡里 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
乡
xiāng3countryside, hometown, township
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length

Example Sentence with 鱼肉乡里

那个地方的土豪仗着家族势力,经常鱼肉乡里,引起了百姓的极大不满。
That local magnate, relying on his family's influence, often cruelly oppressed and exploited the villagers, causing great dissatisfaction among the common folk.

Idioms Related to 鱼肉乡里

Synonyms of 鱼肉乡里

  • wéi为fēi非zuò作dǎi歹commit evil deeds
  • héng横xíng行bà霸dào道act like a tyrant
  • hú胡zuò作fēi非wéi为act recklessly and unscrupulously

Antonyms of 鱼肉乡里

  • yǔ与rén人wéi为shàn善be kind and helpful to others
  • xiāng相rú濡yǐ以mò沫help each other in adversity
  • xuě雪zhōng中sòng送tàn炭provide timely help in dire need

More idioms starting with 鱼

  • yú鱼yǔ与xióng熊zhǎng掌two desirable but unobtainable things
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁xìn信letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁tiě帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁bó帛Letters or correspondence
  • yú鱼chuán传chǐ尺sù素send a love letter
  • yú鱼shēng升lóng龙mén门Achieve great success or rise to high position
  • yú鱼xiàn县niǎo鸟cuàn窜precarious and vulnerable situation
  • yú鱼dà大shuǐ水xiǎo小too many demands for too few resources
  • yú鱼fēng封yàn雁tiē帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼wěi尾yàn雁xíng行military or naval V-formation
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐shēng声Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐gōu篝Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion

Questions about 鱼肉乡里

What does 鱼肉乡里 mean?
鱼肉乡里 (yú ròu xiāng lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cruelly oppress and exploit the local people”.
How do you pronounce 鱼肉乡里?
鱼肉乡里 is pronounced yú ròu xiāng lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鱼肉乡里 literally mean?
Literally, 鱼肉乡里 means “Fish and meat the local populace”. It is used to mean “to cruelly oppress and exploit the local people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鱼肉乡里?
鱼肉:比喻受宰割;乡里:老百姓。把地方上的老百姓当作鱼、肉一样任意宰割。
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