殺人如麻 shā rén rú má

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
麻 má
HSK 4
hemp, jute, flax; sesame