杀人如麻 in English sha1 ren2 ru2 ma2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to kill people like scything flax (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to kill people like flies

Simplified Characters

杀 人 如 麻

Traditional Characters

殺 人 如 麻

Pinyin

sha1 ren2 ru2 ma2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 人ren2man 如ru2as 麻ma2variant of 麻[ma2]