murder and burn(shā rén fàng huǒ)

murder and burn

Murder and arson, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à R é NF à nghu à, which means lawless violence. From huanghuayu.

The origin of Idioms

The second part of Huang Hua Yu written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "the way of killing and setting fire is fine, which shows my heroic power."

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: cure a disease and save a person

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used of villains. example yuan · Guan Hanqing's "four spring garden" the second fold: "life to kill people and set fire, cut corners, sneak around." Chapter 38 of Shi Naian's outlaws of the marsh in Ming Dynasty: "I live in Cuiling east of Yizhou, killing people and setting fire to commit arson." In the ancient and modern novels, Chen Congshan lost his family in Meiling: "today, Zhafu, the official of Nanxiong Prefecture, has come to report the military situation: there is a strong man The common people suffer from looting, killing and arson. " Chapter 99 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: there are also people who steal there, and there are also people who kill and set fire to rob there. Chapter 55 of the complete biography of Shuoyue written by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty: "he was the master who killed and set fire to make a living, and was subdued by Marshal Yang." "If you want to be an official, kill and set fire to be appeased; if you want to be rich, follow the line to sell wine and vinegar." This is the conclusion that the people at that time extracted the essence of the political affairs.

Chinese PinYin : shā rén fàng huǒ