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草芥人命 — “To treat human lives as if they were mere trifles or worthless objects”

草芥人命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat human lives as if they were mere trifles or worthless objects”. To utterly disregard human life.

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草芥人命 Pronunciation and Pinyin

草芥人命 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough
芥
jiè8mustard plant or trivial
人
rén2human being, person
命
mìng8life, fate, command

Example Sentence with 草芥人命

那些只顾自身利益,不惜损害他人,甚至草芥人命的做法,最终会受到谴责。
Actions that prioritize self-interest, harming others, and even disregarding human lives, will ultimately be condemned.

Idioms Related to 草芥人命

Synonyms of 草芥人命

  • cǎo草jiān菅rén人mìng命wantonly kill people

More idioms starting with 草

  • cǎo草yǎn偃fēng风cóng从be influenced and follow good example
  • cǎo草yǎn偃fēng风xíng行influence spreads widely and is readily followed
  • cǎo草chuàng创wèi未jiù就just begun, not yet completed
  • cǎo草tóu头tiān天zǐ子local strongman or warlord
  • cǎo草lú庐sān三gù顾repeatedly invite a talented person
  • cǎo草mù木jù俱xiǔ朽die without leaving a trace
  • cǎo草mù木yú愚fū夫uneducated, simple country person
  • cǎo草mù木jiē皆bīng兵imagining threats everywhere
  • cǎo草mù木zhī知wēi威His immense power is universally recognized
  • cǎo草mù木róng荣kū枯the flourishing and withering of plants
  • cǎo草mù木xiāo萧shū疏withered and sparse plants in late autumn
  • cǎo草zé泽yīng英xióng雄Wilderness hero

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What does 草芥人命 mean?

草芥人命 (cǎo jiè rén mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat human lives as if they were mere trifles or worthless objects”.

How do you pronounce 草芥人命?

草芥人命 is pronounced cǎo jiè rén mìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 草芥人命?

视人命如草芥而任意摧残。同“草菅人命”。

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