杀人不过头点地

Traditional (Taiwan): 殺人不過頭點地

shārénbùguòtóudiǎndì ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧˋ

    • It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
    • a fuss about nothing
    • nothing to write home about

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Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Literally
killing someone is no more than a head hitting the ground
Meaning
The worst outcome is just death, so there is no need to fear it; said with defiance or recklessness, or to say that punishment should be limited.

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