kill and rob; murder and loot
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to kill people and rob their goods; to murder and loot (referring to bandit behavior)
formalFormal idiom describing violent criminal acts of homicide and robbery. Typically used to characterize the brutal behavior of bandits, pirates, or highwaymen. Carries strong negative connotations.
Zhè这
qún群
hǎi海
dào盗
zài在
hǎi海
shàng上
shā杀
rén人
yuè越
huò货
，
wú无
è恶
bù不
zuò作
。
These pirates committed murder and robbery at sea, stopping at no evil.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
zhè这
yī一
dài带
jīng经
cháng常
yǒu有
tǔ土
fěi匪
shā杀
rén人
yuè越
huò货
，
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
In the old society, bandits often murdered and looted in this area, making life unbearable for the common people.
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Tā他
men们
shā杀
rén人
yuè越
huò货
，
fàn犯
xià下
le了
tāo滔
tiān天
zuì罪
xíng行
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
yán严
chéng惩
。
They committed murder and robbery, heinous crimes for which they were ultimately severely punished by the law.