任人宰割 — Chinese idiom
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
Meaning
- to get trampled on
- to be taken advantage of
Character by character
- 任rènto trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, o
- 人rénman, person; people
- 宰zǎito slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
- 割gēto cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
Idioms sharing a character
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 任人唯贤 rèn rén wéi xián
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
- 任劳任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn
- 任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng
- 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
- 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
- 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn
- 听之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī
- 走马上任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
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