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腰斬
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[1] cut something in half; chop in half [2] discontinued before time [3] yaozhan, execution by chopping sb in half at the waist. As most vital organs are above the waist, the death is not immediate Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:腰 jiu1 - waist; pocket; middle斬 zaam2 - chop; cut |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).