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杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
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杀人如麻 (shā rén rú má) means "to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen" in Chinese.
杀人如麻 is pronounced "shā rén rú má" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
杀人如麻 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
杀人如麻 is made up of the characters 杀, 人, 如, 麻. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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