人血饅頭

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Chinese

man; person; people blood
Chinese steamed bun; mantou; steamed bun with filling
Chinese steamed bun; mantou; steamed bun with filling; baozi
 
trad. (人血饅頭) 饅頭
simp. (人血馒头) 馒头

Etymology

Coined by Lu Xun in his work Medicine, in which mantou blooded with executed revolutionaries was said to be a medicine for tuberculosis under traditional Chinese medicine.

Pronunciation


Idiom

人血饅頭

  1. advantage taken from others' misfortune
    人血饅頭人血馒头  ―  chī rénxuèmántou  ―  to take advantage of others' misfortune