以眦睚杀人
yǐ​zì​yá​shā​rén

to kill someone for a trifle

  • created sense approved 以眦睚杀人/以眥睚殺人 · yǐ​zì​yá​shā​rén · to kill someone for a trifle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以眦睚杀人 / 以眥睚殺人

    yǐ​zì​yá​shā​rén

    to kill someone for a trifle

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

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · because of 眦睚 (literal) → 眦睚/眥睚 · zì​yá · a slight grievance 杀人 (literal) → 杀人/殺人 · shā​rén · to kill someone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense