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We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「殺人如蓺」, explained below.

The featured idiom 「殺人如蓺」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Used to describe the number of people killed that is countless. Same as “killing people like flies”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shā rén rú yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saat3 yan4 yu4 ngai6

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