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吃人

chīrén

exploitative
oppressive

(figuratively) to exploit people; to oppress people
to exploit people; to oppress people

剥削、压迫人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

to eat; to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate; to destroy
to absorb
to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

variant of 吃 chī

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

吃人不吐骨头

chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu

ruthless
vicious and greedy

吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短

chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn

lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

吃人血馒头

chīrénxuèmántou

to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

lǐjiàochīrén

sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics

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oppressive (of weather)
heavy
depressed
not happy
(of sound) dull
muffled

咖啡讓我在沉悶的音樂會中保持清醒。

The coffee enabled me to stay awake during the dull concert.

Source: Tatoeba

to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

我無法壓抑心中的怒火。

I couldn't keep my anger down.

Source: Tatoeba

quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals

男孩把他的名字刻在树上。

The boy carved his name into the tree.

Source: Tatoeba

to destroy
to spoil
to ruin
to injure
cruel
oppressive
savage
brutal
incomplete
disabled
to remain
to survive
remnant
surplus