吃人血馒头
chī​rén​xuè​mán​tou

to profit from others' misfortune

  • created sense approved 吃人血馒头/吃人血饅頭 · chī​rén​xuè​mán​tou · to profit from others' misfortune — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃人血馒头 / 吃人血饅頭

    chī​rén​xuè​mán​tou

    to profit from others' misfortune

    (idiom) to take advantage of or profit from the suffering or tragedy of others

    吃, 人血馒头

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 血 (literal) → 血 · xuè · blood 馒头 (literal) → 馒头/饅頭 · mán​tou · steamed bun

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    created sense