饮血茹毛 — “Drink blood and eat fur/hair”
饮血茹毛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the primitive life of early humans who did not know how to use fire, eating raw meat with fur and blood”. Literally, “drink blood and eat fur/hair”.
饮血茹毛 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饮血茹毛 Character Breakdown
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- yǐn饮bīng冰rú茹niè蘖live an austere, upright life
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- yǐn饮hèn恨tūn吞shēng声bear a grievance and sorrow in silence
- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而sǐ死die filled with bitter regret
- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而zhōng终die with bitter regret
- yǐn饮qì气tūn吞shēng声hold breath and stay silent
- yǐn饮shuǐ水chuò啜shū菽live a life of extreme frugality
- yǐn饮shuǐ水sī思yuán源Remember the source when drinking water
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Open the tool →Questions about 饮血茹毛
What does 饮血茹毛 mean?
饮血茹毛 (yǐn xuè rú máo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the primitive life of early humans who did not know how to use fire, eating raw meat with fur and blood”.
How do you pronounce 饮血茹毛?
饮血茹毛 is pronounced yǐn xuè rú máo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饮血茹毛 literally mean?
Literally, 饮血茹毛 means “drink blood and eat fur/hair”. It is used to mean “to describe the primitive life of early humans who did not know how to use fire, eating raw meat with fur and blood”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饮血茹毛?
茹：吃。用来描绘原始人不会用火，连毛带血地生吃禽兽的生活。