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杀人如麻

shā rén rú má

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 杀人如麻

人
rén

person; people

如
rú

as

杀
shā

to kill

麻
má

generic name for hemp, flax etc

杀人
shā rén

homicide