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殺草快
Mandarin: sha1 cao3 kuai4
diquat dibromide goes by the trade names of Aquacide, Dextrone, Reglone, Reglox, Weedtrine-D, Aquakill, Vegetrole, Deiquat, Reglon, Tag. It is a quick-acting contact herbicide, causing injury only to the parts of the plant to which it is applied.
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殺菌
Mandarin: sha1 jun1/4
disinfect; to kill bacteria
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殺菌作用
Mandarin: sha1 jun4 zuo4 yong4 (Taiwan), sha1 jun1 zuo4 yong4 (PRC)
sterilization
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殺菌劑
Mandarin: sha1 jun4 ji4
germicide agent
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殺蟲劑
insecticide
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殺蟲水
Mandarin: sha1 chong2 shui3
Simplified: 杀虫水
insecticide; pesticide
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殺蟲藥
insecticide
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殺起
Mandarin: sha1 qi3
Simplified: 杀起
to finish; to put one's mind to finishing something; to be determined in doing something
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殺身之禍
Mandarin: sha1 shen1 zhi1 huo4
Simplified: 杀身之祸
a fatal disaster; an impending massacre
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殺身成仁
Mandarin: sha1 shen1 cheng2 ren2
Simplified: 杀身成仁
sacrificing one's life for justice (slang)
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殺雞儆猴
Mandarin: sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2
kill the chicken to scare the monkey - punish someone as a warning to others
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殺雞取卵
Mandarin: sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3
[1] to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit [2] kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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殺雞給猴看
Mandarin: sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4
"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others
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殺頭
Mandarin: sha1 tou2
behead; decapitate
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殺食
Mandarin: shai4 shi2
Simplified: 杀食
effective; to serve the purpose; works well against something
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殺馬
Mandarin: sha1ma3
Simplified: 杀马
to get one's way [colloquial]
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氏族
Mandarin: shi4 zu2
family, clan
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氏譜
Mandarin: shi4 pu3
lineage, family tree
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Mandarin: xian1
xenon
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氙氣燈
Mandarin: xian1 qi4 deng1
xenon gas lamps
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Mandarin: shen1
xenon
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Mandarin: shui3
water
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水上人
Mandarin: shui3 shang4 ren2
(noun) a term of fishermen; people live in a boat
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水上單車
Mandarin: shui3 shang4 dan1 che1
Simplified: 水上单车
a pedalo; a paddle boat
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水上新娘
Mandarin: shui3 shang4 xin1 niang2
Chinese brides who married to Hong Kong fishermen during the 1980s
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水上樂園
Mandarin: shui3 shang4 le4 yuan2
water world
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水上電單車
Mandarin: shui3 shang4 dian4 dan1 che1
Simplified: 水上电单车
a personal water craft; a water scooter; a jet ski
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水上飛機
a seaplane
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水下核爆炸
Mandarin: shui3 xia4 he2 bao4 zha4
nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion
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水下核試驗
Mandarin: shui3 xia4 he2 shi4 yan4
underwater nuclear test
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