鸡犬不留

Traditional form:

雞犬不留

Pinyin (reading):

jīquǎn-bùliú

Definitions:

• lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)
• fig. mass slaughter

Characters:

• 鸡 - chicken
• 犬 - dog
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 

Traditional characters:

• 雞 - chicken
• 犬 - dog
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;