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率獸食人

简率兽食人 · 繁率獸食人

Mandarin · pinyin shuài shòu shí rén

lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

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率: lǜ · to lead; ratio; rate; limit
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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial

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4–4–2–2 · shuai4 shou4 shi2 ren2

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