茹毛飲血

From the Book of Rites, Book 9 (《禮記·禮運》):

昔者先王，未有宮室，冬則居營窟，夏則居橧巢。未有火化，食草木之實、鳥獸之肉，飲其血，茹其毛。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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昔者先王，未有宫室，冬则居营窟，夏则居橧巢。未有火化，食草木之实、鸟兽之肉，饮其血，茹其毛。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Xī zhě xiānwáng, wèi yǒu gōngshì, dōng zé jū yíng kū, xià zé jū zēng cháo. Wèi yǒu huǒ huà, shí cǎomù zhī shí, niǎoshòu zhī ròu, yǐn qí xuè, rú qí máo. [Pinyin]

Formerly the ancient kings had no houses. In winter they lived in caves which they had excavated, and in summer in nests which they had framed. They knew not yet the transforming power of fire, but ate the fruits of plants and trees, and the flesh of birds and beasts, drinking their blood, and swallowing (also) the hair and feathers.

茹毛飲血

1. to consume raw animal meat with its hair and blood unremoved; to live a primitive life