食肉寝皮

Traditional: 食肉寢皮

shí ròu qǐn pí

Dictionary entry

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb

What does 食肉寝皮 mean?

食肉寝皮 (shí ròu qǐn pí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb

2implacable hatred

3to have sb's guts for garters

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食shíto eat · food 肉ròumeat · flesh 寝qǐnold variant of 寢|寝[qin3]皮Písurname Pi

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