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先斬後奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
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first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
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兩國相爭，不斬來使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng ， bù zhǎn lái shǐ
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when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
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快刀斬亂麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
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lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation;
cutting the Gordian knot
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披荊斬棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí
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lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom);
fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way;
to break through hardships;
to blaze a new trail
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斬新
zhǎn xīn
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variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]
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斬斷
zhǎn duàn
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to cut off;
to chop sth in half
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斬殺
zhǎn shā
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to behead
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斬眼
zhǎn yǎn
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to blink (literary)
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斬而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu
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to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
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斬草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
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to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch;
to eliminate completely
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斬釘截鐵
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
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lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom);
fig. resolute and decisive;
unhesitating;
categorical
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斬首
zhǎn shǒu
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to behead
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殺虎斬蛟
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo
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lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
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滿門抄斬
mǎn mén chāo zhǎn
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to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
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白斬雞
bái zhǎn jī
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Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
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腰斬
yāo zhǎn
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to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment);
to cut sth in half;
to reduce sth by a dramatic margin;
to terminate;
to cut short
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過五關斬六將
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
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lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom);
fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
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過關斬將
guò guān zhǎn jiàng
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to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom);
abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
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