To kill a baby

To kill a baby

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ū t ā ISH ā y ā o, which means ferocious and unjust. It's the same as "burning a foetus". It comes from historical records, Confucius family.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's historical records Confucius family of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "if you kill the baby, the unicorn will not go to the suburbs; if you dry up the marshes and fish, the dragon will not match the Yin and Yang; if you destroy the nest and eggs, the Phoenix will not fly."

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: Die of a foetus

Idiom usage

Be an object or attribute; be a person