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濫殺無辜

简滥杀无辜 · 繁濫殺無辜

Mandarin · pinyin làn shā wú gū

willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

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辜: gū · crime, criminal offense
滥: làn · flood, overflow; excessive
杀: shā · kill, slaughter, murder; hurt
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–1–2–1 · lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1

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(idiomatic) killing of the innocent; to indiscriminately slaughter the innocent

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