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  zaam2   jyutping
  zhan3   pinyin
chop; cut

verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#69)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
斬 / 斩

This word has been viewed 7575 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Mar 2014 06:48

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detail  zaam2 tau4*2  zhan3 tou2 = behead; decapitate
detail  zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1  zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 = (saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate
detail  zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3  zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3 = (saying) definitely; without a doubt
detail  baak6 zaam2 gai1   = steamed chicken chopped into pieces
detail  zaam2 sau2  zhan3 shou3 = behead; decapitate
detail  ngaa4 si2 zaam2 zaam2   = to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)
detail  ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2   = to boast; to talk big (also 牙屎屎)
detail  jiu1 zaam2  yao1 zhan4 = cut something in half; chop in half
detail  zaam2 laam6  zhan3 lan3 = [1] to break off a romantic relationship [2] take drastic measures to halt investment activities when losing money
detail  zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4  zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue
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