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杀猪宰羊

shā zhū zǎi yángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
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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.

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Original source entry:

殺豬宰羊 杀猪宰羊 [sha1 zhu1 zai3 yang2] /to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 殺豬宰羊

  • 杀
    shā

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

  • 猪
    zhū

    hog / pig / swine / CL:口[kǒu],頭|头[tóu]

  • 宰
    zǎi

    to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

  • 羊
    Yáng

    surname Yang

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