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Chinese
Etymology
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.]
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.]- From: 1980, Duanmu Hongliang, 《曹雪芹》
- Dàn cǐ rén yīdùzǐhuàishuǐr, chī rén bù tù gǔtou, chéngshìbùzú, bàishìyǒuyú, zhǐnéng lālǒng, bùnéng 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.
Pronunciation
Idiom
吃人不吐骨頭
- (derogatory, figurative) to be extremely ruthless and greedy