shā

kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip

DEFINITIONS

殺 shā
  • to kill
  • to murder
  • to attack
  • to weaken or reduce
  • to smart (dialect)
  • (used after a verb) extremely

WORDS

一筆抹 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
上陣敵 shàng zhèn shā dí to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
tā shā homicide (law)
以眥睚人 yǐ zì yá shā rén to kill sb for a trifle
借刀人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
xiōng shā to murder; assassination
案 xiōng shā àn murder case
cì shā to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
剖腹自 pōu fù zì shā hara-kiri
jié shā to rob and kill
lēi shā to strangle
半路出個程咬金 bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
半路出的程咬金 bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
南京大屠 nán jīng dà tú shā the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
南京大屠事件 nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如)
卸磨驢 xiè mò shā lǘ lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
問客雞 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom); fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
成性 shì shā chéng xìng bloodthirsty
kēng shā to bury alive; to ensnare
大屠 dà tú shā massacre; Holocaust
大屠事件 dà tú shā shì jiàn massacre; Holocaust
風景 dà shā fēng jǐng to be a blot on the landscape; to dampen spirits; to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket
大規模傷性武器 dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì weapons of mass destruction
大量傷武器 dà liàng shā shāng wǔ qì weapons of mass destruction
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