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吃人不吐骨头
chī​rén​bù​tǔ​gǔ​tou

ruthless and greedy

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
吃人不吐骨头 吃人不吐骨頭 chī​rén​bù​tǔ​gǔ​tou
ruthless and greedy
literally meaning "eat people without spitting out the bones"; used to describe someone who is extremely cruel, vicious, or greedy to the point of utterly destroying others

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  • 吃人不吐骨 chī​rén​bù​tǔ​gǔ
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