草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have disregard for human life (idiom)

CHARACTERS

草 cǎo grass, straw, thatch, herbs
菅 jiān coarse grass, themedia forskali
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction