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殺伐

殺伐

See also: 杀伐

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	(v) cut down; fell; (v) dispatch an expedition against (v) cut down; fell; (v) dispatch an expedition against; descend upon
trad. (殺伐)		殺	伐
simp. (杀伐)		杀	伐

Verb

殺伐

(literary) to kill; to murder; to massacre

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shāfá, shāfā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄈㄚˊ, ㄕㄚㄈㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ fat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: shāfá
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄈㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shafar
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ fa̠³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: shāfā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄈㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shafa
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ fa̠⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    殺伐／杀伐
    沙發／沙发
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ fat⁶
  - Yale: saat faht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ fat⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ fɐt̚²/