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› 斬
斬
zaam2
Mandarin: zhan3
Simplified: 斩
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1
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
2
to chop
3
to fight
4
attack with a chopper
5
# adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
斬
jaam2
[[to chop]] to chop people; to fight with a chopper, to attack with a chopper, t
Words containing 斬
斬料
zaam3
liu2
牙屎斬斬
ngaa4
si2
zaam2
zaam2
to boost; to brag [colloquial]
斬件
zaam2
gin6
verb; cut or chop it into pieces
斬瓜
zaam2
gwaa1
to chop to death [colloquial]
斬到變屎餅為止
zaam2
dou3
bin3
si2
beng2
wai4
zi2
to chop somone to bits [colloquial]
披荊斬棘
pei1
ging1
zaam2
gik1
hack one's way through difficulties
斬腳趾避沙蟲
zaam2
goek3
zi2
bei6
saa1
cung4
a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in ord
斬開九碌
zaam2
hoi1
gau2
luk1
to chop someone up to pieces [colloquial]
斬竹灣
zaam2
zuk1
waan1
Tsam Chuk Wan (a bay in Hong Kong)
斬馬刀
jaam2
maa5
dou1
[[chop horse knife]] a knife which is over three feet long, a traditional Chines
斬手指
jaam2
sau2
ji2
[[to chop off one's fingers]] to give up gambling.
斬獲
jaam2
wok6
[[to obtain a profit]] to obtain a profit (from gambling, dyj 9, 11).
腰斬
jiu1
zaam2
(verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)
斬料
zaam2
liu6*2
buy cooked meat for dinner
問斬
man6
zaam2
to behead
斬草除根
zaam2
cou2
ceoi4
gan1
(saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate 斬草不除根春風
大有斬獲
daai6
jau5
zaam2
wok6
Great gains | returns | profits
斬釘截鐵
zaam2
deng1
zit6
tit3
(saying) definitely; without a doubt
牙斬斬
ngaa4
zaam2
zaam2
(slang) (for ability to speak, with a negative connotation) boastful; eloquent;
斬料
zaam2
liu2
slang for buying ready to eat cooked meat from outside and bring it back home as
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