杀人灭口

Traditional: 殺人滅口

shā rén miè kǒu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth

What does 杀人灭口 mean?

杀人灭口 (shā rén miè kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth

Character breakdown

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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]灭mièto extinguish or put out · to go out (of a fire etc)口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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杀人灭口

shā rén miè kǒu

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