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吃人不吐骨頭
- (derogatory, figurative) to be extremely ruthless and greedy
1937, 柳湜, “這隻吃人不吐骨頭的大蟲”, in 街頭講話, page 90:
『帝國主義』,『帝國主義』這已被人說得爛熟了。但它是一種什麽東西呢?爲什麽它是一隻吃人不吐骨頭的東西呢?今日的中國老百姓,在日常的生活中,已領教過多多了。 [MSC, trad.]
『帝国主义』,『帝国主义』这已被人说得烂熟了。但它是一种什么东西呢?为什么它是一只吃人不吐骨头的东西呢?今日的中国老百姓,在日常的生活中,已领教过多多了。 [MSC, simp.]- ‘Dìguó zhǔyì’, ‘dìguó zhǔyì’ zhè yǐ bèi rén shuō de lànshú le. Dàn tā shì yī zhǒng shénme dōngxi ne? Wèishénme tā shì yī zhī chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou de dōngxi ne? Jīnrì de Zhōngguó lǎobǎixìng, zài rìcháng de shēnghuó zhōng, yǐ lǐngjiào guò duōduō le.
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三十六年 (1947), 陶菊隱, “人聲鼎沸宛若戰場”, in 天亮前的孤島, page 126:
交易所是世界最忙的地方,他們就是世界最忙的人。扮鬼臉,說假話,五官四肢並用,眉毛鼻子一動都有作用,吃盤子不露痕跡,吃人不吐骨頭,他們又眞是世界上最機靈的人。 [MSC, trad.]
交易所是世界最忙的地方,他们就是世界最忙的人。扮鬼脸,说假话,五官四肢并用,眉毛鼻子一动都有作用,吃盘子不露痕迹,吃人不吐骨头,他们又真是世界上最机灵的人。 [MSC, simp.]- Jiāoyìsuǒ shì shìjiè zuì máng de dìfang, tāmen jiù shì shìjiè zuì máng de rén. Bàn guǐliǎn, shuō jiǎ huà, wǔguān sìzhī bìngyòng, méimao bízi yī dòng dōu yǒu zuòyong, chī pánzi bù lù hénjì, chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou, tāmen yòu zhēn shì shìjiè shang zuì jīling de rén.
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1965, 李乔, 呼啸的山风 , page 10:
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但此人一肚子坏水儿,吃人不吐骨头,成事不足,败事有余,只能拉拢,不能得罪。 [MSC, simp.]
但此人一肚子壞水兒,吃人不吐骨頭,成事不足,敗事有餘,只能拉攏,不能得罪。 [MSC, trad.]- Dàn cǐ rén yī dùzi huàishuǐr, chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou, chéng shì bù zú, bài shì yǒu yú, zhǐnéng lālǒng, bù néng dézuì.
- But this man is full of evil intentions, extremely ruthless and greedy, and worse than useless. He can only be roped in rather than being offended.
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