trample people like mud and ashes(shā rén rú cǎo)

trample people like mud and ashes

Killing people like grass, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ā R é NR ú C ǎ o, which means killing more people and belittling human life. From Song of triumph by Shen Mingchen of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

My compatriot Zhang Xianzhong killed people like grass, but the Manchurian soldiers died in the bush with one arrow.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: killing people like wormwood, killing people like mustard, killing people like grass

The origin of Idioms

In the song of triumph by Shen Mingchen of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "in the narrow alleys where there is a close battle, people are killed like grass, but not heard."

Idiom explanation

It's used to describe killing many people and belittling human life.

Chinese PinYin : shā rén rú cǎo