以眦睚杀人

Traditional: 以眥睚殺人

yǐ zì yá shā rén

Dictionary entry

to kill sb for a trifle

What does 以眦睚杀人 mean?

以眦睚杀人 (yǐ zì yá shā rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to kill sb for a trifle

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]眦zì(anatomy) corner of the eye; canthus 睚yá(literary) corner of the eye; canthus 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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How to pronounce 以眦睚杀人

以眦睚杀人

yǐ zì yá shā rén

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