Lingaku- lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- fig. to kill people like flies
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- to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- to kill people like flies
This expression is used to describe someone who kills many people without hesitation or remorse, often implying a brutal or ruthless manner.
In this war, the enemy kills people like scything flax, without mercy.
yǒu xiē有些lì shǐ shì jiàn历史事件Zhōng中，bào jūn暴君de的tǒng zhì统治ràng让bǎi xìng百姓gǎn dào感到shā rén rú má杀人如麻de的kǒng bù恐怖。
In some historical events, the tyranny of dictators made the common people feel the terror of killing people like flies.
This figurative meaning highlights indiscriminate killing, suggesting that the act is done so frequently that it becomes as trivial as killing flies.
zài在zhè ge这个guó jiā国家，bào lì暴力shì jiàn事件pín fán频繁，fàn zuì犯罪fēn zǐ分子shā rén rú má杀人如麻，líng令shè huì社会xiàn rù陷入kǒng huāng恐慌。
In this country, violent incidents are frequent, and criminals kill people like flies, causing panic in society.
In the movie, the villain kills people like flies, showcasing his ruthless nature.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shā rén rú má杀人如麻to kill people like fliestā他de的shǒu duàn手段shā rén rú má杀人如麻his methods kill people like fliesshā rén rú má杀人如麻de的zuì fàn罪犯a criminal who kills people like flieszài在zhàn chǎng战场shǎng上shā rén rú má杀人如麻to kill people like flies on the battlefieldlì shǐ shàng历史上shā rén rú má杀人如麻de的tǒng zhì zhě统治者a ruler in history who killed people like fliesshā rén rú má杀人如麻de的zhàn zhēng战争a war characterized by mass killingstā他de的huí yì回忆shā rén rú má杀人如麻his memories are filled with killing people like fliesxiǎo shuō小说Zhōng中miáo xiě描写de的shā rén rú má杀人如麻depicted killing people like flies in the novelshā rén rú má杀人如麻de的chǎng jǐng场景a scene of killing people like fliesduì yú对于shā rén rú má杀人如麻de的fǎn sī反思reflection on the act of killing people like flies