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杀手锏

shā shǒu jiǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(fig.) trump card
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1205f19aa46410cc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

殺手鐧 杀手锏 [sha1 shou3 jian3] /(fig.) trump card/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 殺手鐧

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

  • 锏
    jiǎn

    ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.