杀人如麻

Traditional: 殺人如麻

shā rén rú má

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

What does 杀人如麻 mean?

杀人如麻 (shā rén rú má) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

2(fig.) to kill people like flies

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杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]如rúas · as if 麻máhemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

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杀人如麻

shā rén rú má

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