murderer; homicide

homicidal maniac; homicidal mania

murder case; homicide case

homicide; murder; manslaughter. In law, it refers to any crime that involves taking another person's life, including categories like [[过失致死罪|過失致死罪|guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4]].

to kill without blinking an eye; used to describe someone who is extremely ruthless, cruel, or bloodthirsty

(idiom) to kill someone in order to prevent them from revealing a secret or a crime

to kill and burn; used to describe violent crimes or acts of extreme lawlessness and brutality

To harm or destroy someone by using a third party, often to avoid getting one's own hands dirty or to take advantage of an existing conflict.

to kill people in great numbers; literally to kill people as if scything flax

to kill or harm someone with subtle, sinister, or underhanded means so that the perpetrator's hand is not easily seen; to be extremely devious and ruthless

to kill someone for their property; to murder for money; specifically to commit robbery and homicide

Kill someone and you must pay with your own life; a life for a life.

The legal charge of attempted murder

(proverb) Even when killing a person, the head merely falls to the ground; used to advise against being too harsh or pressing an opponent too hard after victory; to show mercy and not overdo it

Literally "slaughtering people until they fill the fields"; describes a scene of mass killing or extreme bloodshed.

Refers to a story where a virtuous man was falsely accused of murder; used to describe how repeated rumors can make people believe a lie or to describe the danger of false accusations.

to commit a murder that was planned in advance; premeditated murder

euthanasia or the act of putting a person or animal to death painlessly for reasons of compassion

a case or legal incident involving the killing of a person; homicide investigation

killer whale; orca (Orcinus orca)

(law) manslaughter; negligent homicide; killing another person through negligence or by accident without malice

to kill someone over a trivial grievance; to take a life because of a mere hateful look