率兽食人 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to lead beasts to eat the people ; fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

Character by character

• 率shuàito command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
• 兽shòubeast, animal; bestial
• 食shífood; to eat
• 人rénman, person; people

Idioms sharing a character

• 率尔操觚 shuài ěr cāo gū
• 率由旧章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng
• 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng
• 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
• 作鸟兽散 zuò niǎo shòu sàn
• 困兽犹斗 kùn shòu yóu dòu
• 如鸟兽散 rú niǎo shòu sàn
• 洪水猛兽 hóng shuǐ měng shòu
• 衣冠禽兽 yī guān qín shòu
• 飞禽走兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu

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