杀人灭口
shā​rén​miè​kǒu

to kill a witness

  • created sense approved 杀人灭口/殺人滅口 · shā​rén​miè​kǒu · to kill a witness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杀人灭口 / 殺人滅口

    shā​rén​miè​kǒu

    to kill a witness

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

    杀人 (literal) → 杀人/殺人 · shā​rén · to kill someone 灭口 (literal) → 灭口/滅口 · miè​kǒu · to silence a witness

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