- 活死人 huósǐrén living corpsea useless person who is extremely slow-witted, clumsy, or completely lacking in energy or spirit
- 人比人,气死人 rénbǐrénqìsǐrén comparison leads to envyComparing oneself to others only leads to frustration; constant competition with others is a source of unnecessary trouble and anger.
- 吵死人 chǎosǐrén extremely noisydeafeningly loud; to annoy someone to death with noise; to be loud enough to disturb the dead
- 死人不管 sǐrénbùguǎn to wash one's hands of a matter(colloquial) to refuse to have anything more to do with a situation; to wash one's hands of a matter
- 气死人 qìsǐrén infuriatinginfuriating; maddening; to irritate and anger people to an extreme degree