率兽食人 shuài shòu shí rén

lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

Characters

Character Meaning
rate; frequency; to lead
beast; animal; beastly
to eat; food; animal feed
person; people; man