打死賣鹽的

Simplified: 打死卖盐的

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dǎsǐmàiyánde ㄉㄚˇ ㄙˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

- far too salty (of food)

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally: beat the salt seller to death
Meaning: Said of food that is far too salty, as if the cook had been robbed by the salt seller. Humorous.

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