汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 杀人越货
杀人越货 (殺人越貨)
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
越 robbery / Killing people's lives, stealing things / Refers to the behavior of bandits
杀害人命﹐抢夺财物。指盗匪行为。语本《书.康诰》"杀越人于货﹐暋不畏死﹐罔弗憝。"孔传"杀人﹐颠越人﹐于是以取货利。"
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我们对那些杀人越货的家伙不要心慈手软。

We should not be soft-hearted towards those who killed people and seized their goods.

我知道那里的每一处杀人越货之所与鬼神出没之地。

I knew every spot where a murder or robbery had been committed, or a ghost seen.