椎牛发冢 — “To commit all manner of heinous crimes”
椎牛发冢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to commit all manner of heinous crimes”. To be utterly ruthless and depraved, stopping at nothing. Literally, “Slaughter cattle and rob tombs”.
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椎牛发冢 Pronunciation and Pinyin
椎牛发冢 Character Breakdown
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这个团伙为了一己私利，不惜椎牛发冢，其行径令人发指。
To satisfy their own selfish interests, this gang would stoop to anything, even slaughtering cattle and robbing tombs, their actions were utterly atrocious.
Idioms Related to 椎牛发冢
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- chuí椎mái埋tú屠gǒu狗Engaging in wicked and lowly deeds
- chuí椎mái埋gǒu狗qiè窃rob and steal, live a life of crime
- chuí椎mái埋chuān穿jué掘commit murder and grave robbing
- chuí椎tiān天qiǎng抢dì地wail and beat one's breast in sorrow
- chuí椎xīn心ǒu呕xuè血feel extreme agonizing grief
- chuí椎xīn心qì泣xuè血overwhelmed with profound grief
- chuí椎xīn心dùn顿zú足to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet
- chuí椎xīn心yǐn饮qì泣grieve heartbrokenly and weep uncontrollably
- chuí椎pāi拍wàn輐duàn断adapt subtly and seamlessly
- chuí椎niú牛shà歃xuè血swear an oath by sacrificing an ox
- chuí椎niú牛xiǎng飨shì士feast soldiers with a slaughtered ox
- chuí椎fū肤bō剥tǐ体cruelly exploit and plunder excessively
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Open the tool →Questions about 椎牛发冢
What does 椎牛发冢 mean?
椎牛发冢 (chuí niú fā zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to commit all manner of heinous crimes”.
How do you pronounce 椎牛发冢?
椎牛发冢 is pronounced chuí niú fā zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 椎牛发冢 literally mean?
Literally, 椎牛发冢 means “Slaughter cattle and rob tombs”. It is used to mean “to commit all manner of heinous crimes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 椎牛发冢?
杀牛盗墓。谓为盗无所不为，穷凶极恶。