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  saat3   jyutping
  sha1   pinyin
[1] [v] kill; butcher; slaughter
[2] [v] fight; go into the battle
[3] [v] abate; weaken; spoil
[4] [adv] terribly; exceedingly

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adverb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
殺 / 杀

This word has been viewed 12896 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 04:29

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detail  zi6 saat3  zi4 sha1 = to commit suicide
detail  saat3 dik6  sha1 di2 = kill the enemy
detail  saat3 jan4  sha1 ren2 = to kill a person
detail  saat3 kwan2  sha1 jun1/4 = disinfect; to kill bacteria
detail  saat3 hoi6  sha1 hai4 = to murder; to kill
detail  saat3 sau2  sha1 shou3 = killer, assassin
detail  tou4 saat3  tu2 sha1 = massacre; slaughter; butcher; mass murder
detail  saat3 taan1   = to finish; to end; to terminate; to conclude; to close; termination; closure
detail  mau4 saat3  mou2 sha1 = premeditated murder; to murder (lit., "scheme to kill")
detail  saat3 soeng1 lik6   = lethality
detail  mut3 saat3  mo3 sha1 = to remove from evidence; expunge; suppress
detail  aak1 saat3  e4 sha1 = strangle; strangulation, kill by strangulation
detail  saat3 soeng1   = kill and wound
detail  saat3 sei2   = kill; make away with; put to death; put to the sword; spill the blood of
detail  gwai2 saat3 gam3 cou4   = make a loud noise
detail  saat3 jan4 wong4   = mass murderer; serial killer
detail  daa2 daa2 saat3 saat3   = whack and hack
detail  bit1 saat3 gei6   = knack
detail  saat3 sik6   = unbeatable; to be particularly good at sth
detail  saat3 cung4 seoi2   = insecticide, pesticide
detail  saat3 cung4 joek6   = insecticide
detail  daai6 tou4 saat3  da4 tu2 sha1 = massacre; Holocaust
detail  caam2 saat3  can3 sha1 = a massacre, murder
detail  am3 saat3  an4 sha1 = to assassinate
detail  zoi2 saat3  zai3 sha1 = slaughter; butcher
detail  bei6 saat3   = to be killed
detail  saat3 jan4 on3  sha1 ren2 an4 = murder case; homicide case
detail  saat3 jan4 on3 gin6*2  sha1 ren2 an4 jian4 = (case of, incident of) murder
detail  saat3 jan4 faan6  sha1 ren2 fan4 = convicted murderer
detail  saat3 jan4 kong4  sha1 ren2 kuang2 = homicidal maniac
detail  saat3 luk6  sha1 lu4 = massacre; slaughter
detail  saat3 sau2 kap1 jing3 jung6  sha1 shou3 ji2 ying4 yong4 = killer application ("killer app")
detail  saat3 kwan2 zok3 jung6  sha1 jun4 zuo4 yong4 (Taiwan), sha1 jun1 zuo4 yong4 (PRC) = sterilization
detail  saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3  sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4 = "kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others
detail  saat3 zing1 zai1  sha1 jing1 ji4 = spermicide
detail  nik6 saat3   = to kill (someone) by drowning
detail  baa1 saat3   = market
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 zi6 saat3  tiao4 lou2 zi4 sha1 = leap to one's own death
detail  zik1 jip6 saat3 sau2  zhi2 ye4 sha1 shou3 = professional hitman
detail  saat3 guk6*2   = scrapping elected municipal councils
detail  maa5 saat3 gai1   = massage (as a loanword)
detail  saat3 tau4*2  sha1 tou2 = behead; decapitate
detail  saat3 jan4 hung1 sau2   = a murderer
detail  saat3 jan4 king4  sha1 ren2 jing1 = orca, the killer whale
detail  saat3 jan4 saa1   = a killer shark
detail  gip3 saat3   = murder (committed while robbing someone)
detail  jat1 bat1 mut3 saat3  yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1 = blot out at one stroke; condemn out of hand; totally negate
detail  hung1 saat3 jan4  xiong1 sha1 ren2 = assassin; killer; hitman
detail  hung1 saat3 on3  xiong1 sha1 an4 = murder case
detail  bok3 saat3   = to gamble; to take risks; to be willing to take risks
detail  gwai2 saat3 gam2 seng1   = noisy
detail  haam3 daa2 haam3 saat3   = to cry out in a threatening manner
detail  saat3 kwan2 zai1  sha1 jun4 ji4 = germicide agent
detail  saat3 gaa3  sha1 jia4 = force down the price
detail  jau5 saat3 mou5 pui4   = cannot be violated, inviolable (lit., "has kill no pay")
detail  saat3 san1 sing4 jan4  sha1 shen1 cheng2 ren2 = die to achieve virtue; die for a just cause
detail  si3 saat3  shi4 sha1 = bloodthirstiness
detail  saat3 gei1  sha1 ji1 = murderous intent
detail  saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2   = to commit murder and arson
detail  saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4  sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2 = punish someone as a warning to others
detail  saat3 jat1 ging2 baak3  sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3 = punish one as an example to others
detail  saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2  sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3 = to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit
detail  taa1 saat3  ta1 sha1 = homocide; murder
detail  saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3  sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4 = to murder and loot; kill and rob
detail  si1 saat3  si1 sha1 = to kill one another; to fight and slaughter at close range; fight at close quarters (armed with weapons)
detail  daai6 saat4 soeng1 lik6 mou5 hei3  da4 sha1 shang1 li4 wu3 qi4 = weapons of mass destruction
detail  fung1 saat3  feng1 sha1 = to terminate; suspend; to freeze; to shut down
detail  ging1 zai3 saat3 sau2  jing1 ji4 sha1 shou3 = an economic hit man / hitman
detail  ng6 saat3  wu4 sa4 = manslaughter; mistakenly killed
detail  fau2 fuk1 zi6 saat3  pou3 [TW] pou1[PRC] fu4 zi4 sha1 = hara-kiri; commit sucide by cutting one's stomach open with a sword
detail  saat3 duk6 jyun5 gin6*2  sha1 du2 ruan3 jian4 = antivirus software
detail  ci3 saat3  ci4 sha1 = assassinate
detail  si1 naai5*1 saat3 sau2   = lady-killer
detail  zeoi1 saat3  zhui1 sha1 = chase and kill
detail  zi6 saat3 leot6*2   zi4 sha1 lv4 = suicide rate
detail  saat3 san1 zi1 wo6  sha1 shen1 zhi1 huo4 = fatal diaster
detail  saat3 mou4 se3  sha1 wu2 she4 = take no prisoners
detail  saat3 jan4 bat1 zaap3 ngaan5  sha1 ren2 bu4 zha3 yan3 = cold-blooded murder
detail  saat3 jan4 bat1 gin3 hyut3  sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xue4 (PRC), sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xie3 (Taiwan) = to kill or destroy a person with finesse
detail  saat3 hei3  sha1 qi4 = killing intent
detail  saat3 cung4 zai1   = insecticide
detail  saat3 sang1   = the killing of living things
detail  saat3 bit1 sei2  sha1 bi4 si3 = fan service (see long def.)
detail  daai6 kwai1 mou4 saat3 soeng1 sing3 mou5 hei3  da4 gui1 mo2 sha1 shang1 xing4 wu3 qi4 = weapons of mass destruction
detail  saat3 cou2 faai3  sha1 cao3 kuai4 = diquat dibromide (herbicide)
detail  nik6 saat3 neoi5 jing1   = female infanticide (lit., "kill a baby girl by drowning")
detail  ji6 sap6 sai3 gei3*2 saat3 jan4 mong5 lok3   = The Matrix
detail  luk6 sei3 daai6 tou4 saat3  liu4 si4 da4 tu2 sha1 = Tian'anmen massacre
detail  naam4 ging1 daai6 tou4 saat3   = Nanking massacre ("the rape of Nanking") on 13 Dec 1937
detail  zi6 saat3 sik1 baau3 zaa3  zi4 sha1 shi4 bao4 zha4 = suicide bombing
detail  laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1  lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1 = to kill innocent people at random
detail  saat3 jan4 m4 zaam2 ngaan5   = variant of 殺人不眨眼
detail  saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4  sha1 ren2 ru2 m2 = kill people like flies
detail  sai3 gaai3 fong4 zi2 zi6 saat3 jat6   = World Suicide Prevention Day

Showing all 5 examples containing 殺
detail 殺人狂嚟㗎
He's a homicidal maniac!
detail 謀殺始終謀殺
Murder is always murder.
detail 我哋開始懷疑有可能我哋嗰個殺人狂
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.
detail 聽講話近排獵豹個人
I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently.
[Lit. hear-say-speech recently have [counter] cheetah at this area kill-[particle indicating completeness] three people See this thread for discussion on grammar: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,111098,111192#msg-111192]
detail 笑起上嚟殺死
She has a killer smile.

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