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殺人如麻 (saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4) — kill people like flies; mow down like grass; human slaughter in Cantonese

saat˗₃殺janˎ₄人jyuˎ₄如maaˎ₄麻
简 杀人如麻
Mandarin Pinyin: sha1 ren2 ru2 m2

Meaning of 殺人如麻

nounkill people like flies; mow down like grass; human slaughter
nouncut men down like cutting hemps
noun草菅人命

Characters in 殺人如麻

殺saat3
abate; weaken; spoil
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
如jyu4
like; as
麻maa4
general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc

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