| 任人宰割 |
rèn rén zǎi gē |
to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of |
| 任 |
Rén |
surname Ren |
| 任 |
rèn |
to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |
| 任人 |
rèn rén |
to appoint (sb to a post) |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |
| 宰 |
zǎi |
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge / (bound form) to govern; to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) |
| 宰割 |
zǎi gē |
to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others) |
| 割 |
gē |
to cut / to cut apart |