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食肉寝皮 — “To harbor an intense and vengeful hatred towards an enemy”

食肉寝皮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor an intense and vengeful hatred towards an enemy”. Wishing to inflict extreme harm upon them. Literally, “Eat their flesh and sleep on their skin”.

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食肉寝皮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

食肉寝皮 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
食
shí9eat food eclipse
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
寝
qǐn13to sleep or lie down
皮
pí5skin, hide, peel, surface

Example Sentence with 食肉寝皮

他对那个欺骗朋友的人真是恨之入骨,恨不得食肉寝皮。
He utterly detested the person who deceived his friend, wishing he could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

Idioms Related to 食肉寝皮

Synonyms of 食肉寝皮

  • hèn恨zhī之rù入gǔ骨hate to the bone

Antonyms of 食肉寝皮

  • yī一wǎng往qíng情shēn深deeply devoted with irresistible affection
  • qíng情shēn深yì义zhòng重deep affection and profound loyalty

More idioms starting with 食

  • shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
  • shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
  • shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
  • shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
  • shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
  • shí食bù不jiān兼wèi味eat only one dish
  • shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
  • shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精,,kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
  • shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
  • shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
  • shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
  • shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food

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Questions about 食肉寝皮

What does 食肉寝皮 mean?

食肉寝皮 (shí ròu qǐn pí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor an intense and vengeful hatred towards an enemy”.

How do you pronounce 食肉寝皮?

食肉寝皮 is pronounced shí ròu qǐn pí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 食肉寝皮 literally mean?

Literally, 食肉寝皮 means “Eat their flesh and sleep on their skin”. It is used to mean “to harbor an intense and vengeful hatred towards an enemy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 食肉寝皮?

割他的肉吃,剥他的皮睡。形容对敌人的深仇大恨。

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