eat raw meat and drink blood; live a primitive, barbaric life
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to eat raw meat and drink blood; to live a primitive, uncivilized life
literaryOriginally described primitive humans before the discovery of fire. Now often used metaphorically to describe a barbaric, uncivilized state or uncultured behavior.
Yuǎn远
gǔ古
shí时
dài代
，
rén人
lèi类
rú茹
máo毛
yǐn饮
xuè血
，
guò过
zhe着
jí极
qí其
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
In ancient times, humans ate raw meat and drank blood, living an extremely harsh life.
Zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
mán蛮
huāng荒
zhī之
dì地
，
rén人
men们
jī几
hū乎
huí回
dào到
le了
rú茹
máo毛
yǐn饮
xuè血
de的
shí时
dài代
。
In this savage land, people have almost returned to the era of eating raw meat and drinking blood.
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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
xiàn现
dài代
wén文
míng明
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
fā发
dá达
，
dàn但
zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
，
réng仍
rán然
yǒu有
rén人
guò过
zhe着
jìn近
hū乎
rú茹
máo毛
yǐn饮
xuè血
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
Although modern civilization is highly developed, in some remote areas, people still live a life nearly as primitive as eating raw meat and drinking blood.