杀人如芥 — “To slaughter people indiscriminately and ruthlessly”
杀人如芥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slaughter people indiscriminately and ruthlessly”. Treating human lives as utterly worthless. Literally, “To kill people like cutting down weeds/mustard greens”.
杀人如芥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
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- shā杀rén人cháng偿mìng命，，qiàn欠zhài债huán还qián钱Life for a life, debt for a debt
- shā杀rén人jié劫cái财kill people and rob property
- shā杀rén人rú如hāo蒿slaughter people on a massive scale
- shā杀rén人rú如yì蓺slaughter people in great numbers
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What does 杀人如芥 mean?
杀人如芥 (shā rén rú jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slaughter people indiscriminately and ruthlessly”.
How do you pronounce 杀人如芥?
杀人如芥 is pronounced shā rén rú jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀人如芥 literally mean?
Literally, 杀人如芥 means “to kill people like cutting down weeds/mustard greens”. It is used to mean “to slaughter people indiscriminately and ruthlessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀人如芥?
芥：小草。杀人像割草。形容杀人不当一回事