草菅人命 [ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ; cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4] human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen ◄ ►