食肉寝皮 shí ròu qǐn pí

vow deadly revenge; deep, bitter hatred

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
  2. 2. implacable hatred
  3. 3. to have sb's guts for garters

Characters

Character Meaning
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
寝 qǐn HSK 6
to lie down; old variant of 寢qǐn
皮 pí HSK 3
skin; leather; naughty