杀人不用刀 — “Kill people without using a knife”
杀人不用刀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy someone's reputation or career through slander, rumor, or malicious words, without resorting to physical violence; to assassinate someone's character”. Literally, “Kill people without using a knife”.
杀人不用刀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shā杀yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀yī一lì利bǎi百punish one to warn many
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- shā杀yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
- 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jiè芥slaughter people like weeds
- shā杀rén人rú如cǎo草slaughter people like grass
- 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 杀人不用刀 mean?
杀人不用刀 (shā rén bù yòng dāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy someone's reputation or career through slander, rumor, or malicious words, without resorting to physical violence; to assassinate someone's character”.
How do you pronounce 杀人不用刀?
杀人不用刀 is pronounced shā rén bù yòng dāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀人不用刀 literally mean?
Literally, 杀人不用刀 means “Kill people without using a knife”. It is used to mean “to destroy someone's reputation or career through slander, rumor, or malicious words, without resorting to physical violence; to assassinate someone's character”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀人不用刀?
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