杀人不见血
shā​rén​bù​jiàn​xiě

to kill without shedding blood

  • created sense approved 杀人不见血/殺人不見血 · shā​rén​bù​jiàn​xiě · to kill without shedding blood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杀人不见血 / 殺人不見血

    shā​rén​bù​jiàn​xiě

    to kill without shedding blood

    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

    shā​rén​bú​jiàn​xiě

    杀人 (literal) → 杀人/殺人 · shā​rén · to kill someone 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 血 (literal) → 血 · xuè · blood

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