杀人灭口 — “Kill people to silence a witness”
杀人灭口 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to murder a witness or someone who knows incriminating information to prevent them from testifying or revealing the truth; to silence by killing”. Literally, “Kill people to silence a witness”.
杀人灭口 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杀人灭口 Character Breakdown
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- shā杀rén人bù不yòng用dāo刀destroy reputation without violence
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- shā杀rén人bù不jiàn见xuè血harm insidiously without trace
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- 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
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What does 杀人灭口 mean?
杀人灭口 (shā rén miè kǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to murder a witness or someone who knows incriminating information to prevent them from testifying or revealing the truth; to silence by killing”.
How do you pronounce 杀人灭口?
杀人灭口 is pronounced shā rén miè kǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀人灭口 literally mean?
Literally, 杀人灭口 means “Kill people to silence a witness”. It is used to mean “to murder a witness or someone who knows incriminating information to prevent them from testifying or revealing the truth; to silence by killing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀人灭口?
杀害证人以毁灭口供。