杀人如草 — “To slaughter wantonly”
杀人如草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slaughter wantonly”. To kill people indiscriminately and with extreme cruelty; to have no regard for human life. Literally, “kill people like grass”.
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杀人如草 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杀人如草 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 杀人如草
在那段动荡的岁月中，许多地方发生了杀人如草的悲剧，令人痛心。
During those tumultuous years, many places witnessed the tragic slaughter of people as if they were mere blades of grass, which was deeply distressing.
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Synonyms of 杀人如草
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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
- shā杀yī一lì砺bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀rén人bù不yòng用dāo刀destroy reputation without violence
- shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
- shā杀rén人bù不jiàn见xuè血harm insidiously without trace
- 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yì蓺slaughter people in great numbers
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Open the tool →Questions about 杀人如草
What does 杀人如草 mean?
杀人如草 (shā rén rú cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slaughter wantonly”.
How do you pronounce 杀人如草?
杀人如草 is pronounced shā rén rú cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀人如草 literally mean?
Literally, 杀人如草 means “kill people like grass”. It is used to mean “to slaughter wantonly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀人如草?
形容杀人多，极轻视人命。