杀人如麻 (殺人如麻)
shā rén rú má
Pinyin
Definition
杀人如麻 (殺人如麻)
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- lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- fig. to kill people like flies
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity