n. (Hira=にく, Kata=ニク) meat, flesh, soft parts of the body

n. (Trad=肉, Pinyin=rou4) beef, meat, flesh

n. (Simp=肉, Pinyin=rou4) beef, meat, flesh

[六] six

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[肉] flesh; meat; beef; the flesh

ge1 rou4 zi4 dan4
Eating one's own flesh.
Describing someone who displays foolish bravado.

ruo4 rou4 qiang2 shi2
The flesh of the weak is the food of the strong.
The law of the jungle. Compare with 适者生存 (shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2) and 优胜劣败 (you1 sheng4 lie4 bai4).

gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4
Hanging up a sheep's head and selling dogmeat.
Trying to sell goods inferior to what they purport to be. Crying up wine and sell vinegar. Compare with 滥竽充数 (lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4).

xing2 shi1 zou3 rou4
A walking corpse.
Said of a person who lives a very passive lifestyle or to whom life has no meaning.