草ㄘㄠˇ菅ㄐㄧㄢ人ㄖㄣˊ命ㄇㄧㄥˋcǎojiān‑rénmìng

  1. 《大戴禮記‧保傅》：「其視殺人若艾草菅然。」指把殺人看成割野草一樣（菅：一種野草）​。比喻輕視人命，任意殘害。例 「法官判案應公正無私，毋枉毋縱，豈可草菅人命？」。

英human life as grass (idiom)​; to kill people like scything grass, a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen