殺 (saat3) — abate; weaken; spoil in Cantonese
saat˗₃殺简 杀
Mandarin Pinyin: sha1
Meaning of 殺
nounabate; weaken; spoil
nounterribly; exceedingly
nounkill; butcher; slaughter
nounfight; go into the battle
Example Sentences with 殺
謀殺始終係謀殺
Murder is always murder.
佢係個殺人狂嚟㗎
He's a homicidal maniac!
我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.
聽講話近排有隻獵豹喺呢頭殺咗三個人
I heard there's a cheetah who killed three people recently.
keoiˏ₅佢siu˗₃笑heiˊ²起soengˏ₅上leiˎ₄嚟wuiˏ₅會saat˗₃殺seiˊ²死janˎ₄人。
She has a killer smile.
Words Containing 殺
扼殺aak1 saat3
strangulation
殺菌作用saat3 kwan2 zok3 jung6
sterilization
殺人saat3 jan4
to kill a person
追殺zeoi1 saat3
chase and kill
殺一儆百saat3 jat1 ging2 baak3
punish one as an example to others
自殺協定zi6 saat3 hip3 ding6
suicide pact
殺傷saat3 soeng1
kill and wound
殺蟲水saat3 cung4 seoi2
insecticide, pesticide
廝殺si1 saat3
to kill one another; to fight and slaughter at close range; fight at close quarters (armed with weapons)
殺身成仁saat3 san1 sing4 jan4
die to achieve virtue; die for a just cause
大屠殺daai6 tou4 saat3
massacre; Holocaust
殺戮saat3 luk6
massacre; slaughter
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