杀人如麻

Traditional form:

殺人如麻

Pinyin (reading):

shārénrúmá

Definitions:

• lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
• fig. to kill people like flies

Characters:

• 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 人 - man, person; people
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb

Traditional characters:

• 殺 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 人 - man, person; people
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb