痴肉团

痴肉團
chīròutuán
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a lump of senseless flesh (fig.)
  2. 2 a dull, unthinking creature
  3. 3 a brute animal

Examples

Gǔrén bǎ zhǐ zhī chī shuì, bú huì sīkǎo de rén yù wéi chīròutuán.
The ancients compared people who only eat and sleep without thinking to dull lumps of flesh.

Tips

history
A classical term for animals, viewed as bodies without higher reason. Occasionally applied sarcastically to humans who behave the same way. Strictly literary — you won't hear it spoken today.

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