








荼毒生民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to oppress and brutalize the common people”. To inflict severe suffering upon the populace. Literally, “brutalize the common people”.

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Open the tool →荼毒生民 (tú dú shēng mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to oppress and brutalize the common people”.
荼毒生民 is pronounced tú dú shēng mín in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 荼毒生民 means “brutalize the common people”. It is used to mean “to oppress and brutalize the common people”.
荼毒:毒害,残害。指残害人民