- 不食人间烟火 bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ otherworldly(idiom) detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life; having an ethereal or spiritual quality as if one does not eat cooked food like ordinary mortals
- 率兽食人 shuàishòushírén tyrannical governmentlit. to lead beasts to eat the people; describes a government that oppresses and harms its own citizens through cruel policies
- 食人俗 shírénsú cannibalismcannibalism; the custom of eating human flesh
- 食人族 shírénzú cannibalsethnic groups or tribes that practice cannibalism
- 食人魔 shírénmó ogreman-eating monster or ogre from folklore; cannibalistic demon
- 食人鱼 shírényú piranhapiranha; an aggressive, sharp-toothed freshwater fish of the Amazon basin known for attacking in large groups
- 食人鲨 shírénshā man-eating sharkman-eating shark; same as the [[大白鲨|大白鯊|da4 bai2 sha1]] or great white shark
- 乞食人 qǐshírén beggarperson who begs for food or money